Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 109815

Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT

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 of the number of places of worship liable for VAT on repairs in comparison to the number who will receive a grant to cover this additional cost from the listed Places of

Answer

Ian Murray
The Listed Places of Worship Scheme was run on a first come first served basis. The new Places of Worship Scheme will instead target funding at areas of the most need, and Places of Worship will go through a proportionate application process. We are curre...

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