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Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with (a) business and (b) professional representatives on the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on the number of independent school leavers who

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
11 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with (a) business and (b) professional representatives on the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on the number of independent school leavers who

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    This government is committed to ending the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy. HM Treasury will deliver the tax changes and is engaging with a range of stakeholders as it carefully considers the impact of this policy.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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