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Religious Buildings: Registration

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20414

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026, to Question 6867, on Religious Buildings: Registration, if she will break down the 29,340 certified places by denomination across each local authority area.

Answered by Home Office

The information held by the Registrar General for England and Wales and published on the government website includes the denomination and registration district of each religious building:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/places-of-worship-registered-for-marriage

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