division_name: Finance Bill &#8212; Clause 47 - Removal of exemption for private school fees
motion: <p class="indent" pid="d941.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;an economy that is growing, creating wealth and opportunity for all&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="">30 October 2024</phrase>; Vol. 755, c. 811.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d944.4/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Low-cost faith schools will be faced with deficit and closure, communities will lose vital assets&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d944.4/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;94% of children in the UK attend state schools. To provide the highest-quality support and teaching that they deserve, we will introduce VAT on private school fees&#8221;.&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="">30 October 2024</phrase>; Vol. 755, c. 821.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d944.4/10" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We will uprate the continuity of education allowance to reflect the increase in school fees from January.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="">18 November 2024</phrase>; Vol. 757, c. 3.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d945.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;concerned that neither HMRC nor the private schools will be ready to implement the change in VAT liability effectively&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d946.4/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;increased anxiety among school leaders&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d950.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Is this fair when other children with the same difficulties as mine are not able to access the same level of help? No. Definitely not. Believe me, I would never have chosen this route but I have been left with no choice. Is it fair to punish us further financially for the failings of the state education system? No!&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d967.3/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;must include details of the impact on&#8230;pupils with special educational needs and disabilities&#8230;small rural schools, and&#8230;faith schools.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d967.3/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;make a statement about the impact of the removal of the exemption on schools that take part in the music and dance scheme&#8221;</p>