Member

The Government will penalise those schools through VAT, to the extent that parents and their children will have to consider their future. They have been pushed towards an education system because they have concerns, but they do not have any protection in that system. The Minister knows that I put things forward in a constructive fashion, like other Members, and I try not to be aggressive, so I point out respectfully to the Government that the role of faith schools is imperative in giving a structured and good education. The VAT measures have the potential to push parents into debt or close schools. Homeschooling is great for parents who have the ability and the desire, but for those who do not, a high school education is a dangerous thing to attempt to provide without help.