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Village Halls: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assist village halls to upgrade their facilities.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
10 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assist village halls to upgrade their facilities.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    This Government recognises the vital role of village halls as part of the social infrastructure in rural communities. In 2026-27 Defra has given a grant of £1.7m to Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), England’s largest rural grouping of commu...

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