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<p>The Church Commissioners provide financial and administrative support to cathedrals
and dioceses. It is up to each self-governing church or cathedral to raise funds for
development projects, and the National Church Institutions provide advice and support.</p><p>The
changing priorities and declining budget of the Heritage Lottery Fund is a matter
of concern, as this is where much fundraising money comes from; officers at national
level continue to work with the Heritage Lottery Fund on the specific issues churches
face. The HLF is currently reviewing its strategic priorities and I would encourage
all Hon. members to consider sending in a response, making the importance of churches
as community assets clear.</p><p>The Church of England has been in discussions with
the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and HM Treasury about the current
underspend of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, realocating the underspend
would enable the Church to deliver a number of the recommendations in the Taylor Review.</p><p>
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