Question follow-through · 5274

Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4047 on Private Education: Fees and Charges, whether the Tax Information and Impact Note will differentiate between (a) mainstream and special provision and (b)

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Treasury
Tabled
11 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
7 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4047 on Private Education: Fees and Charges, whether the Tax Information and Impact Note will differentiate between (a) mainstream and special provision and (b)

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...

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Private Education: Taxation

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Private Education: VAT

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Private Education: VAT

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Education: VAT

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Further Education: VAT

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Further Education: VAT

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Education: VAT

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Education: VAT

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Education: Business Rates and VAT

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that bi-lingual schools will be exempt for paying (a) VAT and (b) business rates.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Education: VAT

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that independent schools part-funded by overseas governments will be exempt from paying VAT.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Education: VAT

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