Question follow-through · 63392

Churches: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) church authorities and (b) Historic England on increasing flexibility in the (i) renovation and (ii) adaptation of listed churches for (

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
27 Jun 2025
Target answer date
1 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) church authorities and (b) Historic England on increasing flexibility in the (i) renovation and (ii) adaptation of listed churches for (

  2. 1 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    DCMS ministers have recently met with both Church representatives and Historic England, however discussions have not covered the specific issue of increasing flexibility in the renovation and adaptation of listed churches for community use and accessibili...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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