Question follow-through · 112095
Religious Buildings: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cost exempting repairs enjoyed by museums and galleries from VAT to include listed places of worship to the Exchequer.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cost exempting repairs enjoyed by museums and galleries from VAT to include listed places of worship to the Exchequer.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Feb 2026
Answer published
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Outside of a limited number of VAT reliefs aimed at stimulating the supply of new homes, the standard VAT rate of 20 per cent applies to most co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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