Question follow-through · 17642
Armed Forces: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to monitor the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on service families in receipt of the continuity of education allowance.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 12 Dec 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to monitor the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on service families in receipt of the continuity of education allowance.
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Dec 2024
Answer published
The single Services will monitor the impact on retention in Service for those claiming Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) following the introduction of VAT on independent school fees. The Pay and Allowances Casework and Complaints Cell will monitor t...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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