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Dance and Music: Finance

Commons · Question 84975 · Tabled 24 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Louie French

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) removal of the VAT exemption and (b) increase in (i) business rates, (ii) the minimum wage and (iii) National Insurance contributions on specialist (A)

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 3 Nov 2025

The Government recognises the value that music and dance schools bring to education in the UK. In advance of Autumn Budget 2024, the Government conducted thorough and detailed analysis of the impacts of applying VAT to private school fees and the removal ...