Damian Hinds

Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of independent schools which charge lower fees than the average annual cost of provision in the state sector.

Private Education: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has carried out an equality impact assessment of proposed tax changes on independent schools.

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled places there are at key stages 3 and 4 in state schools in (a) City of Bristol, (b) Kingston upon Thames, (c) Richmond upon Thames, (d) S

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the budget of the Music and Dance Scheme after January 2025.

Performing Arts: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) music schools, (b) dance schools and (c) Centres for Advanced Training will be exempt from VAT after January 2025.

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether families in receipt of funding for attending a specialist school through the Music and Dance Scheme will be exempt from paying VAT on the remainder of t

Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the VAT treatment for SEND therapies provided to independent school pupils will be after 1 January 2025 where (a) the therapy is provided by the school and

VAT: Registration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time was for an organisation to become VAT registered with HMRC in the last 12 months.

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what communications she plans to issue to smaller independent schools on the proposed application of VAT to private school fees.

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the future of the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme.