Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 12832 on Further Education: VAT, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a targeted VAT refund scheme for further education colleges.

While VAT is a matter for His Majesty’s Treasury, the department recognises that the VAT status of further education (FE) providers remains an issue of interest to the sector. The government continues to look into the VAT position of FE colleges as it keeps all taxes under review and any changes would be announced at a fiscal event.