Written questions

Private Education: VAT

Lords · Question HL1166 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider the case for not requiring the payment of VAT on compulsory school and boarding fees of full-time cathedral choristers who are required to board at specific schools and to live close to their choi

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 21 Oct 2024

Where parents or families are paying fees for their child to attend a private school, they will pay VAT on those fees following this change. Whilst developing these policies, the government has carefully considered the impact that they will have on pupils...