questionText: To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners are taking to help churches in rural areas undertake renovations in (a) parish halls and (b) other assets that can serve the wider community.
answerText: Church buildings are community assets as well as places of worship and almost 80% of churches are involved in 35,000 social action projects annually.  Church Halls are able to apply for support from our Net Zero Carbon programme’s Quick Wins Fund (current...
heading: Public Buildings: Rural Areas