Member

The Minister has mentioned several times the focus on improving the quality of provision for the 93% of pupils. Nobody would disagree with the importance of that, but this is at the expense of narrowing parental choice and, together with the VAT decision that the Government have made, is not going to hurt the most affluent parents. It will not make any difference to them; it will hurt those parents who are working an extra job and really striving to get the best for their children. I am surprised that that is what the Government want to do but, with that, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.