Question follow-through · 15247

Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the introduction of VAT on private school fees does not negatively impact the academic progress of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
28 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the introduction of VAT on private school fees does not negatively impact the academic progress of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and ensuring every child has access to high quality education. The government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) rec...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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