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Written question asked by Blake Stephenson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 February 2025. It was answered by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 February 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Private Education: Business Rates and VAT

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) business rates on private schools and (b) VAT on school fees on economic growth.

Answer

Economic impacts of the policy to apply VAT to private school fees are covered in the tax information and impact note (TIIN) that the government has published on GOV.UK. The publication can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees/ac8c20ce-4824-462d-b206-26a567724643.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has introduced the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill to remove eligibility to business rates relief from private schools that are charities. MHCLG has published an impact note alongside the Bill, and this can be found at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0129/ImpactNote.pdf.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30740
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Economic growth Private education Business rates VAT
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk