Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying VAT to independent school fees on boys who are neurodiverse.

HM Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) on applying VAT to independent school fees. This is a comprehensive assessment of the VAT policy, including impacts on individuals and families, and equalities impacts. The TIIN is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees/applying-vat-to-private-school-fees#who-is-likely-to-be-affected.