§ 25. Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con)How many churches benefited from the grant to reimburse VAT on repairs in 2003–04. [166167]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. David Lammy)I have been asked to reply.
Two thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine listed places of worship benefited from the grant in 2003–04. Of those, 2,123 were Church of England buildings.
§ Miss McIntoshCan the hon. Gentleman tell me what the cost of administering the grant was, out of that total sum?
§ Mr. LammyI know the hon. Lady has great expertise in these matters. I answered a question on the matter when I last stood in for my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough (Sir Stuart Bell). May I write to the hon. Lady with those figures?