Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3748 on Private Education: Business Rates and to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2980 on Private Education: Business Rates and VAT, what other local government finance policy measures will be included in the Local Government Finance Bill.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

There are currently no plans for the referenced Bill to include measures beyond those indicated in the technical note published on 29 July 2024. I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 3748 on 5 September 2024 and Question UIN 2980 on 9 September 2024.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page eight of HM Treasury's technical note entitled Applying VAT to Private School Fees and Removing the Business Rates Charitable Rates Relief for Private Schools, what provisions will be included in the Local Government Finance Bill.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The business rates policy change will be legislated for through a Local Government Finance Bill led by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which will be introduced following the Budget and is intended to take effect from April 2025, subject to Parliamentary process. As set out in the technical note, the VAT policy change will be legislated for in the Finance Bill, which will be introduced following the Budget.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove business rate relief for private schools.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

As announced on 29 July 2024, the government will legislate to remove the eligibility of private schools in England to business rates charitable rates relief.

This was a tough but necessary decision that will secure additional funding to help deliver the government’s commitments relating to education and young people, including opening 3,000 new nurseries, rolling out breakfast clubs to all primary schools, and recruiting 6,500 new teachers.

The business rates policy change will be legislated for through a local government finance bill, led by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which will be introduced following the Budget and is intended to take effect from April 2025, subject to Parliamentary process.

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Found: The business rates policy change will be legislated for through a Local Government Finance Bill led