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Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT Exemptions

Commons · Question 110508 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on places of worship of replacing the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme with the Places of Worship Renewal Fund, in the context of the imp

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 9 Feb 2026

The Department conducted an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The evaluation included an extensive survey of current and past scheme users and is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-listed-pl...