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Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 26 March 2025UIN 39158

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on levels of economic growth.

Answered by Chris Bryant

DCMS Ministers received advice on changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, including consideration of the potential impacts of various options to scale the scheme.

We believe that the changes announced will continue the widest distribution of the scheme’s benefits within the available means. Based on previous scheme data, we expect 94% of claims to be unaffected by this change.

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