The Bishop of Bristol received the following written answer on 22nd March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Bristol asked His Majesty’s Government:
- how much funding has been awarded in total from the Community Ownership Fund to communities seeking to turn places of worship into assets of community value.
- which places of worship have received support from the Community Ownership Fund.
- what steps they are taking to enable local communities to safeguard places of worship through the Community Ownership Fund.
Baroness Swinburne (Con, DLUHC): The £150 million Community Ownership Fund helps communities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure. Current and former places of worship and their attached community hubs are one of the many asset types that the fund supports, though not specifically recorded as such. We recognise the important role these places have in building our social fabric and boosting pride in place by bringing people together. Some of the great projects we have already supported include The Light Church Bradford, The Open House in Sheffield, and The Old Synagogue in Belfast – all of which are providing valuable services to their community. A full list of successful projects is available on GOV.UK at: Community Ownership Fund: successful bidders – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The Answer includes the following attached material: Community Ownership fund [HL3171 – Community Ownership Fund.pdf] The material can be viewed online at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2024-03-11/HL3171
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