Question follow-through · 35650
Church of England: Young People
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to encourage more young people to attend places of worship.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to encourage more young people to attend places of worship.
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2025
Answer published
One of the key priorities set by the National Church Institutions, working with the dioceses, is to double the number of children and young active disciples by 2030. From 2022-2023, there was an increase of 4% in the number of children and young people a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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