Question follow-through · 105359
Further Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the ability of schools and academies to reclaim VAT under Section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 to further education colleges.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the ability of schools and academies to reclaim VAT under Section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 to further education colleges.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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19 Jan 2026
Answer published
Further Education (FE) funding is vital to ensure people are being trained in the skills they need to thrive in the modern labour market. The 2025 Spending Review provided an additional £1.2 billion per year by 2028-29 for skills and £1.7 billion of capit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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