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Places of Worship Renewal Fund

Asked by Jonathan DaviesLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 18 June 2026UIN 900506

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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many expressions of interest her Department has received in the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

Answered by Ian Murray

The first funding round of the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund closed on Sunday and Historic England received 1041 expressions of interest. The Fund is part of our wider Arts Everywhere package and will enable churches and other places of worship to carry out urgent repairs and essential upgrades. We will target funding towards the areas that need it most with high levels of deprivation and low levels of community infrastructure.

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