Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107578

Further Education: VAT

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Luke Murphy

LabourBasingstoke

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the inability of Further Education colleges to reclaim VAT on their financial sustainability.

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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