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Church of Ireland

Commons · Question 68721 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to re-establish the Church of Ireland as the established church of Northern Ireland.

Answer

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 23 Jul 2025

The United Kingdom has two established churches, the Church of England and the Church of Scotland. The church was disestablished in Ireland in 1871 and in Wales in 1920. There are no plans to change the current arrangements.