Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 5805

Schools: Reigate

Tabled: 12 September 2024
Answered: 7 October 2024

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of children who may move from independent to state sector schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools in Reigate constituency; an

Answer

Stephen Morgan
In line with research from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, the government does not anticipate the ending of the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy to prompt notable movement into the state sector, and any movement is expected to take p...

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