Question follow-through · 115338
Churches: Listed Buildings
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many listed churches have been demolished in each of the last five years.
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- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many listed churches have been demolished in each of the last five years.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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5 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Church Commissioners can only answer questions about the buildings in the care of the Church of England. Of the 16,000 church buildings in its care, over 12,000 are listed.Demolition of a church is a last resort and happens very rarely, and only after...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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