Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 6829

Private Education: VAT

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children leaving the independent sector in areas with no state school availability are safeguarded.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
This government is committed to ending the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy. Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) indicates that the number of pupils who may switch schools as a result of this change is likely to represent a very sma...
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