Question follow-through · 4047
Private Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of pupils moving from independent to state schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of pupils moving from independent to state schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools.
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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