Written questions

Religious Buildings: Wales

Commons · Question 109186 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of recently announced changes to capital funding for places of worship on places of worship in Wales.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 3 Feb 2026

The Places of Worship Renewal Fund is focused solely on England because heritage policy is devolved. Future capital funding for Wales is supported through Barnett allocations, which provide proportional funding to the Welsh Government. As these funds are ...