A question on #PrivateEducation #VAT tabled by Neil O'Brien on 23-06-2025 has been answered by James Murray.

Heading: Private Education: VAT
Question ID: 1815277
UIN: 61782
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-23
Asking Member ID: 4679
Asking Member display name: Neil O'Brien
Asking Member handle: NeilDotObrien
Asking Member Twitter reference: @NeilDotObrien
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what projects her Department plans to spend the revenue raised from VAT on independent school fees in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial years; and how much she plans to allocate to each project.
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Date answered: 2025-06-26
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4797
Answering Member display name: James Murray
Answering Member handle: jamesmurray_ldn
Answering Member Twitter reference: @jamesmurray_ldn
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Answer text: The Government has taken a number of decisions on tax to stabilise the public finances and support public services. Ending tax breaks for private schools will raise £1.8bn a year. To raise school standards for every child, and break down the barriers to o...
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true