Tim Farron
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(2 years, 9 months ago)
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Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
In Cumbria, we have some of the best schools in the country, but we also have some of the smallest because the communities they serve are often half empty—homes are not lived in because they are owned by second homeowners. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree it is right to tax second homeowners at least twice the rate of council tax and to use that funding to make sure rural community schools have the support they need to do the job at which they are so good?
Nadhim Zahawi
We are supporting small rural schools through the national funding formula to make sure they have the funds they need.