Places of Worship Renewal Fund: Community Development
Commons · Question 109806 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2026 on Launch of new capital fund for places of worship, HCWS1268, what assessment she has made of the wider community role of places of wor
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 9 Feb 2026
Many places of worship also provide essential community services beyond worship and will consider this as we develop criteria, however we also acknowledge that not all religions use places of worship in this way. We are currently designing the specific cr...