Question follow-through · 3975

Sports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure the VAT cut on summer activities will be passed onto consumers.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure the VAT cut on summer activities will be passed onto consumers.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    From 25 June to 1 September the Government is introducing a temporary reduced rate of VAT on children's menu meals and family leisure activitiesHMRC has published guidance for businesses to operationalise the measures, and the Government expects participa...

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