Question follow-through · 35567
Armed Forces: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of VAT on school fees on military families.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- RAF Brize Norton · 10 Jun 2025
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of VAT on school fees on military families.
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence recognises the unique circumstances faced by our Service personnel and that frequent mobility can disrupt children’s education. Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) helps by providing the children of Service personnel with a sta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Defence: Finance
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Russia: Shipping
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