Church Commissioners Written Questions: Religious Practice, Bishop of Winchester

On 29th April 2025, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Marsha De Cordova MP, gave the following written answers to questions from MPs:

Christianity: Religious Practice

Neil O’Brien (Con, Harborough, Oadby and Wigston): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many confirmations there were in each year since 1994.

Marsha De Cordova MP (Lab, Battersea): Data for 2024 is still being analysed and is not yet available for publication.

YearNumber of confirmations
199448,024
199543,667
199642,768
199740,881
199839,926
199937,469
200036,387
200133,367
200233,425
200331,797
200430,425
200529,833
200629,380
200727,926
200826,972
200925,028
201022,349
201122,242
201222,540
201319,883
201418,028
201516,723
201615,917
201715,253
201814,475
201913,355
20202,165
20216,388
202210,876
202310,715

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Bishop of Winchester

Paul Jones MP (Con, Hamble Valley): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church Commissioners have received on the occupancy of the Bishop’s Palace in Winchester.

Marsha De Cordova: No representations have been received by the Church Commissioners regarding the occupancy of Wolvesey, the Bishop’s Palace at Winchester.

Work is being carried out to the building, as part of its regular maintenance review. Temporary accommodation for the Bishop and his family has been located nearby for the duration of the work.

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