Question follow-through · 1484
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the revenue raised from VAT on independent school fees since its introduction was directly spent on state schools per school.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the revenue raised from VAT on independent school fees since its introduction was directly spent on state schools per school.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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22 May 2026
Answer published
Together, reforms to VAT and business rates will raise around £1.8 billion a year by 2029/30. This will raise revenue for essential public services, including supporting the 94% of children in the UK that attend state schools. Our overall core schools bud...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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