Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the revenue raised from VAT on independent school fees since its introduction was directly spent on state schools per school.

Together, reforms to VAT and business rates will raise around £1.8 billion a year by 2029/30. This will raise revenue for essential public services, including supporting the 94% of children in the UK that attend state schools. Our overall core schools budget is increasing by £1.7 billion in 2026/27, taking core schools budgets to £67 billion compared to £65.3 billion in 2025/26.