Question follow-through · 10822
Private Education: Scotland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing transitional arrangements for and (b) delaying implementation of her policy on VAT on school fees in Scotland.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 23 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing transitional arrangements for and (b) delaying implementation of her policy on VAT on school fees in Scotland.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Oct 2024
Answer published
Whilst developing these policies, the Government has carefully considered the impact that they will have on pupils and their families across both the state and private sector, as well as the impact they will have on state and private schools. This conside...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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