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Special Educational Needs: Private Education |
| Question ID: |
1792473 |
| UIN: |
HL6606 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4970 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
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| Asking Member handle: |
LordWeirDUP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@LordWeirDUP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure families of students with special education needs are not charged additional fees as a result of changes to VAT on independent school fees. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-15 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and a requirement to attend a private school identified through an education, health and care (EHC) assessment are not impacted by the government’s VAT policy. Where a private school place is necessary to suppor... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |