Member

However, this is a House of scrutiny and, given the financial deadlines associated with this Bill, I will not be pressing any further amendments. But I sincerely hope that, in 12 months’ time, our high streets will not have been hollowed out any further, although I am extremely concerned that this Bill will only worsen their decline and, as importantly, that children will be forced to leave independent schools, disrupting their education and putting more pressure on our state system.