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Commons · Question 44614 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the contribution of (a) churches and (b) church buildings to (i) society and (ii) the economy each year.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 22 Apr 2025

A fully comprehensive assessment of the social and spiritual contribution churches, whether in their physical or congregational form, make to the nation would be beyond the scope or ability of any government. They provide sanctuary, enlightenment, succour...