Question follow-through · 15167
Private Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on independent school fees on state school capacity.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on independent school fees on state school capacity.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2026
Answer published
HM Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) on applying VAT to independent school fees, which includes the government’s estimations of the number of pupils expected to enter the state sector as a result of this policy. The TIIN can be a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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