Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 120951

Private Education: VAT

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 8 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative — Meriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of pupils that would need to move from the independent to the state sector for VAT revenue from school fees to fall below the additional cost of educating

Answer

Olivia Bailey

HM Treasury published a tax information and impact note on applying VAT to private school fees: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees/applying-vat-to-private-school-fees. This is a comprehensive assessment of the VAT policy...

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