Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a) whether listed places of worship will be able to reclaim VAT on essential repairs under the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund and b) when she will publish the finalised details of the fund.

The new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) is a capital grant scheme. Where capital grants have been awarded, VAT on eligible works and costs will be rebated where it is not otherwise reclaimable.

The PWRF is open for Expressions of Interest, and further details, including the PWRF criteria and application guidance, are published on the dedicated Historic England webpage: https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/grants/what-we-fund/places-of-worship-renewal-fund/.