Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 109814

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT Exemptions

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Simon Hoare

ConservativeNorth Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the net cost of benefit of (a) removing the VAT exemption on places of worship repairs and (b) increasing the Listed Places of Worship Grant s

Answer

Ian Murray
The Department conducted an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The evaluation included an extensive survey of current and past scheme users and is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-listed-pl...

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