| Heading: |
Private Education: Fees and Charges |
| Question ID: |
1727906 |
| UIN: |
HL841 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
738 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Alton of Liverpool
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| Asking Member handle: |
DavidAltonHL
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@DavidAltonHL
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of their policy on charging VAT on independent schools with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and in particular with (1) Article 2 of the First Protocol, and |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-18 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4559 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answer text: |
On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by private schools in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boarding... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |