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HANSARDSchool Fees: VATI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. What I have learned from this episode is not to listen to scare stories from the party opposite. She talks about school…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATI do not know about the specific policy that the noble Baroness is talking about but, as I say, we significantly increased per-pupil funding in the previous spending review to a…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATThe answer to that is no. VAT applies to private boarding fees as well as private tuition fees. At private schools, boarding is very often included as part of a single overall…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATWithout Brexit, GDP would be 4% higher, so we would not need to.13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATI absolutely agree with my noble friend on that point. This is a necessary decision that will generate additional funding to help improve public services, including the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATMy Lords, at the Budget last year, the Government set out that ending the VAT exemption for private schools would raise £460 million in 2024-25 and £1.7 billion per year by…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATI am grateful to my noble friend for the points that he makes, and I agree very much with what he is saying. As he knows, we are increasing per-pupil funding to record amounts. It…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSchool Fees: VATI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question—I think the short answer is no. We estimated that the introduction of VAT was likely to lead to around 35,000 more pupils in the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDRoad PricingI am grateful to the noble Baroness, who I know has a great deal of expertise in this matter. The local schemes that she describes, such as clean air zones of the ULEZ type and so…18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingMy Lords, the Government have no plans to introduce road pricing.18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. I absolutely recognise the considerable expertise and experience that he has in this matter—experience and expertise that is…18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingI am grateful to my noble friend for his question. I agree with a great deal of what he said. As I said at the outset, one of the objectives we must keep in mind is that motoring…18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingThat is an interesting question, but it is one that I have no view on since we have no plans to introduce road pricing.18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingI am grateful to the noble Lord for his support of the policy that we have set out. I have been clear that, on many of the issues that he raised in his question, we as a…18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingI will not speculate now or give a running commentary on the next fiscal forecast. The OBR will produce a new forecast in the autumn for the annual Budget in the usual way, and…18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingThe noble Baroness asks a hypothetical question that I have already dealt with. The Government have no plans to introduce road pricing. She mentions low-traffic neighbourhoods. We…18 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services (Overseas Recognition Regime Designations) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 July be approved.18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingIt may or may not be sensible but, as I say, we have no plans to introduce road pricing.18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingAs I say, there is a great deal of expertise across the House on this matter, and the noble Baroness is no exception. She knows a great deal about the topic. I think I have said…18 Sept 2025HANSARDRoad PricingI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. As I said, the Government have no plans to introduce road pricing. As he will know, we need to balance several objectives: we…18 Sept 2025