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Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the capacity of state schools to accommodate a potential increase in students transferring from private schools; and whether students transferring from private schools in rural a

answeredAdam DanceDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
15 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the capacity of state schools to accommodate a potential increase in students transferring from private schools; and whether students transferring from private schools in rural a

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The government predicts that 35,000 pupils will move into UK state schools in the long-term steady state following the removal of the VAT exemption to school fees. The government expects approximately 2,900 pupils will move into state schools in England f...

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