Written Question·Treasury·UIN 106465

Sports: VAT

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

ConservativeChristchurch

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the analysis carried out by HMRC which was used as evidence to conclude that removing the requirement to charge VAT on local authority sports and leisure activities would not significantly distor

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The analysis carried out by HMRC relating to the VAT treatment of local authority sports and leisure activities is not suitable for publication. The detailed analysis drew on information from a range of sources, some subject to contractual non-disclosure ...

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