| Heading: |
Private Education: VAT |
| Question ID: |
1729595 |
| UIN: |
HL1042 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
895 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Lamont of Lerwick
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Lamont of Lerwick
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether VAT will be levied on school fees paid by the Government for UK private education for the children of foreign office officials serving overseas. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-27 |
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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 Twitter reference: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |