Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 123287

Churches: Finance

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department will give to churches at risk of closure that cannot apply for VAT reclaims on repairs through the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, since it has alloca

Answer

Ian Murray
This government is launching a new capital fund to support listed places of worship, the Places of Worship Renewal Fund. This will have an annual budget of £23m starting in 2026/27. This is providing certainty for the remaining years of the Spending Revie...

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