Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt the proposed Oaks Colliery Memorial from the requirement to pay VAT on its construction and installation.

While there are no VAT reliefs for the construction of memorials, the Government operates a grant refund scheme for refunding some or all of the VAT costs involved in the construction, repair and maintenance of certain memorials. Further details of the scheme and application for a refund should be made to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.