Schools: Finance
Lords · Question HL1720 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Jamieson
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund local authorities’ additional school capital needs for any potential increase in pupils in local authority maintained schools, as a result of levying VAT on private school fees.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 29 Oct 2024
The government anticipates that the number of pupils who may switch schools as a result of the proposed VAT changes affecting private schools represent a very small proportion of overall pupil numbers in the state sector. Independent analysis by the Insti...