| Heading: |
Church of England: Rural Areas |
| Question ID: |
1781372 |
| UIN: |
35649 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4131 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jim Shannon
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| Asking Member handle: |
jimshannonmp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jimshannonmp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of rural parishes on social isolation amongst elderly people. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-21 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4676 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Marsha De Cordova
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| Answering Member handle: |
Marshadecordova
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Marshadecordova
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| Answer text: |
Churches in rural areas often play an important role as a community hub and a place to connect with others. The Church of England has many examples of communities tackling social isolation and loneliness; this may be through traditional offering of worshi... |
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| Answering body ID: |
9 |
| Answering body name: |
Church Commissioners |
| Tweeted: |
true |