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Private Education: Finance

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 24 February 2026UIN 113364

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with small private schools on the impact of national living wage increases and teaching pay awards on their financial sustainability.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

Private school fees and finances are a matter for private schools, as private businesses. Schools decide for themselves how to manage their finances including, for example the additional cost of VAT, the impact of the national minimum wage and in relation to any pay award they may choose to make.

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