Tag: Church Commissioners

Church Commissioners Written Questions: Church Repair and Maintenance, Rural Areas, and Church Organs

On 21st March 2025, Marsha De Cordova MP, representing the Church Commissioners, gave the following written answers to questions from MPs:

Churches: Repairs and Maintenance

Kevin Hollinrake (Con, Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners have made of the potential impact of the Law Commission’s consultation on burial and cremation, published on 3 October 2024, on the finances of local authorities taking over the maintenance of closed churchyards.

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Church Commissioners Questions: Rural Parishes, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, Cathedrals, Church of Scotland, Diocese of Jerusalem, Church Organs, Archbishop of Canterbury

On 27th February 2025, Marsha De Cordova MP, representing the Church Commissioners, gave the following answers to MPs in the House of Commons:

Rural Parishes

Charlie Dewhirst MP (Bridlington and The Wolds) (Con) asked: What assessment the Church of England has made of the contribution of rural parishes. (902885)

    Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (Lab): The Church of England has more than 10,000 churches in our towns and villages in rural areas. In addition to their regular processes of prayer and worship, parish churches play an important role in the life of our rural communities.

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    Church Commissioners Written Questions: Tourism, Christianity, Religious Freedom

    On 6th February 2025, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Marsha De Cordova MP, gave the following written answers to questions from MPs:

    Churches: Tourism

    Blake Stephenson MP (Con, Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to support the tourism industry.

    Marsha De Cordova MP (Lab, Battersea): Churches, cathedrals and other historic sites are at the heart of England’s cultural and spiritual heritage, attracting millions of visitors annually.

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    Church Commissioners Written Questions: Archbishops Council

    On 3rd February 2025, the Second Church Estates Commissioners, Marsha De Cordova MP, gave the following written answer to a question from an MP:

    Archbishops Council

    Danny Kruger MP (Con, East Wiltshire): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how much (a) the Church Commissioners distributed to and (b) was certificated by the Archbishops’ Council under section 2(6) of the National Institutions Measure 1998 in each year since 1998; and how much was granted by the Church Commissioners pursuant to section 1 of the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2018 to the Archbishops’ Council in each year since 2018.

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    Church Commissioners Written Questions: Cathedral Choirs

    On 27th January 2025, Marsha De Cordova, the 2nd Church Estates Commissioner, gave the following written answer to a questions from an MP:

    Cathedrals: Choirs

    Mark Pritchard MP (Con, The Wrekin): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to support the work, cultural and spiritual contribution of cathedral choirs.

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    Church Commissioners Written Questions: Church Music, Conservation, Food Banks

    On 23rd January 2025, Marsha De Cordova MP, representing the Church Commissioners, gave the following written answers to questions from MPs:

    Churches: Music

    Stuart Anderson MP (Con, South Shropshire): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to support churches in rural areas engage local communities in music.

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    Church Commissioners Questions: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, Makin Review, Hyde Park Estate, Racial Justice

    In the House of Commons, the Second Church Estates Commissioner gave the following answers to questions from MPs on 16th January 2025:

    Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

    Dave Robertson MP (Lichfield, Lab), Kirsteen Sullivan MP (Lab, Bathgate & Linlithgow), Liz Twist MP (Lab, Blaydon & Consett), Ruth Jones MP(Lab, Newport West & Islwyn), and Gregory Stafford MP (Con, Farnham and Bordon), asked: What assessment the Commissioners have made of the effectiveness of the listed places of worship grant scheme.

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    Church Commissioners Written Questions: Archbishops Termination of Employment, Marriage, and Cemeteries

    On 19th December 2024, Marsha De Cordova MP, representing the Church Commissioners, gave the following written answers to questions from MPs:

    Archbishops: Termination of Employment

    Mr Richard Holden MP (Con, Basildon & Billericay): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has a formal process for the removal of an Archbishop.

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    Church Commissioners Questions: Church-owned Hospices, Historic Places of Worship, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, People Housebound due to Disability: Church Support, Historic Church Preservation: Northumberland, Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza

    On 28th November 2024, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Marsha De Cordova MP, gave the following answers to questions from MPs in the House of Commons:

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    Church Commissioners Written Questions: Charities

    On 22nd November 2024, Marsha De Cordova MP, on behalf of the Church Commissioners, gave the following written answer to a question from an MP:

    Church Commissioners: Charities

    Danny Kruger MP (Con, East Wiltshire): To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what the (a) charitable object and (b) nominal current value is of each (i) trust and (ii) other fund held by the Church Commissioners; and what document defines each such charitable object.

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