Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 118614

Religious Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 6 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Lee Pitcher

Labour — Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the ability of places of worship to reclaim VAT on repairs and maintenance works following the replacement of the Listed Places of Worship Grant S

Answer

Ian Murray

The Department has not made an assessment of the ability of places of worship to reclaim VAT following the ending of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The Places of Worship Renewal Fund will have a budget of £23 million per year. The Places of Wo...

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