Written Question·Treasury·UIN 26041

Armed Forces: Private Education

Tabled: 23 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025
Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the children of US military families based in the UK are exempt from paying VAT on independent school fees.

Answer

James Murray
Since 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by private schools in the UK for a charge have been subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. Entitled individuals in US Forces have always been able to benefit from t...
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