Question follow-through · 11089
Salisbury Plain
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Diocese of Salisbury and the Churches Conservation Trust in the preservation of St Giles Church Imber.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Diocese of Salisbury and the Churches Conservation Trust in the preservation of St Giles Church Imber.
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Churches Conservation Trust is responsible for the preservation of St Giles Church in Imber. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) supports the Trust by cutting the grass, sweeping the road and providing rubbish collection facilities during the open days.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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