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Alison Taylor

Alison Taylor

Labour — Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 March 2025

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Independent Schools: VAT and Business Rates Relief

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As is well documented, this policy will raise £1.8 billion for the state sector. I will carry on. This Government have made the hard decisions, including introducing VAT on private school fees, that are necessary to improve education for all children. That is already starting to make a difference in England. I sincerely hope that the Scottish Government will take a short break from stirring up grievance within the UK and instead will focus their attention on meeting the real needs of families in Scotland. In the past, I and other members of my family have spent all or part of our education in the independent sector, but currently I have no family members in the independent sector. Given how much time has passed, I honestly do not know whether the increase in fees would have resulted in my family making different choices. My comments today are informed by what I have been told by parents in my constituency who have been impacted.
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