Save Our Churches Campaign

EDM number 1907 in 2007-08, proposed by Frank Field on 26/06/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Religion and faith communities.

That this House acknowledges the vital role that churches play at the heart of their communities; recognises that the UK's churches are under threat as never before; notes that two churches in Britain close every seven days due to lack of a congregation and that a fifth of churches are forecast to disappear over the next generation; and supports The Sunday Telegraph's Save our Churches campaign, with its goals of increasing government funding for the conservation of places of worship, introducing grants to enable listed places of worship to become focal points for the community, keeping listed places of worship exempt from paying VAT on repair work, and making it easier for listed places of worship to be adapted for community use.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs.