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Private Education: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 2830 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed application of VAT to private school fees on state secondary planning areas.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 9 Sep 2024

This government is committed to ending the VAT exemption on private schools. While the impact of this policy is being fully considered, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies indicates that the number of pupils who may switch schools as a result of ...