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HANSARD Finance BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his specific question. Let me just be clear that I am not giving tax advice for that particular school in my response, because I would always assume…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend is right to point out that decisions on VAT reliefs are political choices. Indeed, the Opposition are showing which side of that choice they land on when it comes…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillGiven the record of the Conservatives over the past 14 years, I do not think it is ridiculous to assume that they might need some education on how public finances work, with the…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI will not give way because I am making a clear point. We have to make choices in politics about what to prioritise. We have said that the VAT tax break for private school fees is…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillLet me explain to the hon. Gentleman how public finances work. Funding a tax relief or a tax break is equivalent to public spending, because it is money that cannot be spent on…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillLocal authorities and schools already have processes in place to support pupils who move between schools at any point in the academic year. Analysis carried out by the Department…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillIt is right that these changes be implemented as soon as possible to raise the funding that we need to deliver on our education priorities. As a result of the policies coming into…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillWhat is connected is that if we want to fund public services and fix the public finances, we have to take difficult decisions. This is one of those difficult decisions we are…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillAs I said to the right hon. Gentleman, pupil numbers in schools fluctuate regularly for a number of reasons, and the Department for Education, and indeed the devolved Governments,…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe right hon. Gentleman is tempting me into hypotheticals and into trying to give advice to a school that does not yet exist—I will hold back from that, because I think the…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe way that we treat private school fees and the other charges that private schools may levy has to be consistent with the VAT principles more broadly, which is why I have tried…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI thank hon. Members for their contributions to the debate. I will respond to some of the points raised, and set out the Government’s views on the new clauses. The Opposition…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI am glad that the right hon. Gentleman has given me a chance to set out why the Government plan is the right and balanced approach. We are ensuring that the oil and gas sector is…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI am not entirely clear that that is what the Liberal Democrat amendment does. We have been clear that our intention is to end unjustifiably generous allowances. That is exactly…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI hope that my hon. Friend’s constituents will benefit from lower bills as a result of the investment that we are ensuring, by the public and private sectors, in the clean energy…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI believe that it is fair that the oil and gas industry makes a reasonable contribution to the energy transition. We need to ensure that during the transition from oil and gas,…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we are asking oil and gas companies to make a fair and reasonable contribution towards our transition to clean energy. That transition is…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillAt the Budget in October, the Chancellor set out the decisions that we are taking to restore economic stability, put the public finances on a firm footing, and embed fiscal…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI would like to explain to the hon. Gentleman how the energy security investment mechanism works, because that, to be fair, was put in place by the previous Government, and we are…10 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ecuador) Order 2024I welcome the comments from the shadow Minister and his party’s support for this double taxation treaty. First, on Ecuador’s ratification of the DTC, Ecuador has indicated that it…09 Dec 2024