Question follow-through · 109815

Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT

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

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
30 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    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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