Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce VAT on school fees for vocational music and dance schools where the funding is provided by the Music and Dance Scheme.

On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This includes vocational music and dance schools where funding is provided by the Music and Dance Scheme.

Where parents or families are paying fees for their child to attend a private music or dance school, they will pay VAT on those fees following this change. The right time to consider any changes to schemes like the Music and Dance Scheme is at the Spending Review.