Written questions

Teachers: Worcestershire

Commons · Question 129840 · Tabled 27 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of additional teachers employed in state schools in Worcestershire since the addition of VAT on independent school fees was enacted.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 29 Apr 2026

Reforms to VAT and business rates will raise around £1.8 billion a year by 2029/30, helping to deliver the government’s commitments relating to education and young people. This measure will raise essential revenue that will be invested in our public servi...