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
Conservative — North 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 MurrayThe 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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