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HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI am still responding to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans), so please let me come back to that point. HMRC is putting in place bespoke guidance, and it is…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI am going to make some progress. I am sorry, but I have taken a lot of interventions. I would like to address the issue of special educational needs. It is a point that many hon.…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI have made clear the reason why we are proceeding with this policy to a January 2025 date, which is that we want to raise the money as soon as possible to invest in our…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI will make a bit of progress, because I have been quite generous in giving way so far. I want to address some of the questions that the shadow Secretary of State asked in his…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI thank my hon. Friend for her comments. She is absolutely right to say that we need to improve SEND provision for all children in this country in a financially sustainable way,…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI am going to make a bit of progress. To address some other points raised in this debate, we know that a small number of diplomatic officials and service personnel are posted…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI am not quite sure what happened there, but I will carry on. I was making an important point, which is that the Government will monitor closely the impact of our policy changes…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI will make a bit of progress. In our consultation on the technical detail of this policy, we have been engaging widely and in depth, and the views of MPs are an important part of…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI will make some progress first. That is why, to help fund those improvements to our state schools, we have made the tough but necessary decision to end tax breaks for private…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Dame Caroline. I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) on securing this debate,…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI am going to make some progress. Those recovered costs can be used to offset the increases to feepayers. We are already seeing that some schools have committed to absorbing the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI do not have much time and I need to address the other points that hon. Members have made in this debate. Importantly, a January 2025 start date means that schools and parents…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI have only a few moments left to address a number of points, so I will make some progress. Several hon. Members in their contributions today also raised their concern about the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsThis Government were elected to break down barriers to opportunity. We are determined to fulfil the aspiration of every parent in our country to get the best education for their…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI have been clear: the Government recognise that some pupils may subsequently move into the state education sector as a result of these policies. However, as is set out in a…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsLet me make a bit of progress. We want to improve state schools across this country so that when people have children with special educational needs, they never need to send them…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI have given way quite a lot, so I am going to make a bit of progress. Alongside the announcements about VAT, the Government announced in July that private schools in England with…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsAs the hon. Member knows, there are established processes for developing tax information and impact notes. This one will be developed in line with the OBR costing in the normal…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI will.08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI am still replying to the hon. Member’s right hon. Friend. [ Interruption. ] Maybe Conservative Members could sort this out on their side of the House before they come into the…08 Oct 2024