Written Question·Treasury·UIN 116291

Further Education and Sixth Form Education: VAT

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to equalise the VAT treatment of Further Education colleges and school sixth forms.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Further Education (FE) funding is vital to ensure people are being trained in the skills they need to thrive in the modern labour market. The 2025 Spending Review provided an additional £1.2 billion per year by 2028-29 for skills and £1.7 billion of capit...

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