Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 117573

Religious Buildings: Scotland

Tabled: 3 March 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

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Question

Katrina Murray

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the financial pressures facing listed places of worship in Scotland, including Sacred Heart Parish Church in Cumbernauld, in the context of changes to heritage and

Answer

Ian Murray

Heritage funding is devolved, however listed places of worship in Scotland have benefitted from VAT rebate grants from the UK-wide Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which ran from 2001 to the end of this financial year.The Department conducted an eva...

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