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Schools: Reigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of children who may move from independent to state sector schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools in Reigate constituency; an

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
7 Oct 2024 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of children who may move from independent to state sector schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools in Reigate constituency; an

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    In line with research from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, the government does not anticipate the ending of the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy to prompt notable movement into the state sector, and any movement is expected to take p...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Children: Protection

9 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of families with children about whom (a) care and (b) protection issues have been raised who are offered a family group conference.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Reigate

15 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of SEND support for children in Reigate constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: Qualifications

20 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of amending the assessment only route to Qualified Teacher Status to allow applications from unqualified teachers who have worked in one school th

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Breakfast Clubs: Pilot Schemes

28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason Hatchlands Primary School in Redhill has withdrawn from the breakfast club trial.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of calculating student loan repayments on an annual basis to prevent overpayments.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children: Internet

2 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve online safety education in schools to help children (a) recognise and (b) respond to online grooming.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children: Internet

2 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) guidance and (b) training is provided to (i) teachers and (ii) school staff to help ensure they are (A) confident and (B) equipped to (1) educate pupils about online grooming and (2) respond appropriat

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Children in Care: Gender

27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Policy Exchange report entitled In absentia parentis, published on 24 August 2025, the Cass Review's final report, published in April 2024, and the Supreme Court judgement in the case of F

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Children in Care: Gender

27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Policy Exchange report entitled In absentia parentis, published on 24 August 2025, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities have up-to-date safeguarding policie

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Offences against Children: Surrey

27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with (a) Surrey County Council and (b) Surrey Police on child safeguarding following the conviction of Stephen Ireland.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Childcare

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merit of allowing nannies to offer funded hours under the Free Childcare for Working Parents programme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pre-school Education: Sexual Offences

4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many allegations of sexual abuse, sexual assault or other sexual offences in registered early years settings have been reported to Ofsted in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) sex of the allege