Question follow-through · 19508
Swimming: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of VAT on independent providers of swimming lessons with publicly operated leisure centres on the financial sustainability of those ve
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 54 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of VAT on independent providers of swimming lessons with publicly operated leisure centres on the financial sustainability of those ve
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 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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