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HANSARD Independent School Fees: VATIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Henderson. I congratulate the hon. Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) for bringing forward this debate…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Independent School Fees: VATI will not give way again. It would provide a loophole that schools could use to evade the policy. The share of pupils being educated in private schools has consistently remained…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaOn Sunday I returned from four days in Israel and Palestine as part of a cross-party delegation with Yachad. We met hostage families, displaced Palestinians, NGOs working in Gaza,…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Independent School Fees: VATAs the hon. Member rightly points out, what happens in primary flows into secondary, so secondary schools across the country, including secondary schools in my constituency, are…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Independent School Fees: VATThere is a very simple reason for that. It is the way we avoid a loophole whereby any school can claim that it is a special school. Without there being an independent test of the…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Independent School Fees: VATI give way to the Chair of the Select Committee.21 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Meon Valley (Mrs Drummond) on securing this important debate and on her…20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolI am grateful for that intervention. On persistent absence, it is not enough to say that schools know who those children are; a more comprehensive strategy is needed, and that is…20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolI will not; the hon. Gentleman has had plenty of time this morning. Good mental health and wellbeing are vital for school attendance. We will ensure that there is mental health…20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolWill the Minister give way?20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. “Conflate” is the wrong word, because these issues are linked. For many parents, the causes of persistent absence, which we have…20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolThe register would enable intervention on the quality of the education being received by children at home. Knowing who those children are enables local authorities to understand…20 Feb 2024HANSARDRegister of Children not in SchoolI am very happy to clarify our position, which is well publicised. A mental health professional will be based in every secondary school in the country, with mental health support…20 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanOn 6 January, two people were convicted of the murder of Kalabe Legesse, a 29-year-old young man who was stabbed on 30 December 2022 in Peckham Rye park, in the neighbouring…06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanWill the hon. Gentleman give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Nursery Provision: South-west EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) on securing this important…06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanWill the hon. Gentleman give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARDKnife and Sword BanWill the hon. Gentleman give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.05 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLambeth Council and Southwark Council have worked hard over the past few years to deliver targeted cost of living support through the household support fund. Many local people…05 Feb 2024