Question follow-through · 16718
Swimming: Education
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from swimming lessons for children.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from swimming lessons for children.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2026
Answer published
Swimming lessons and water safety are vital life skills and are part of the national curriculum. The Department for Education is working closely with third sector organisations, including Swim England, the Royal Life Saving Society UK, and National Water ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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