Question follow-through · 3748

Private Education: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove business rate relief for private schools.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
5 Sept 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove business rate relief for private schools.

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    As announced on 29 July 2024, the government will legislate to remove the eligibility of private schools in England to business rates charitable rates relief. This was a tough but necessary decision that will secure additional funding to help deliver the ...

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