SAVE OUR CHURCHES CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1907, tabled 26 June 2008 by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 6, DUP 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UKIP 1.