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Private Education: VAT

Commons · Question 12040 · Tabled 31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 7 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Applying VAT to private school fees, published on 30 October 2024, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the ex

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 7 Nov 2024

The government predicts that there will be 37,000 fewer pupils in the private education sector in the UK as a result of the VAT on private schools fees policy, which takes effect from January 2025. This represents around 6% of the current private school p...