Lord Altrincham

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the resilience of specialist schools in the face of a reduction in pupil numbers, and (2) the ability of the state sector to deliver a comparable specialist educational service.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of VAT on independent school fees on smaller schools within the private sector and their ability to continue to operate in the face of a reduction in pupil numbers.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many additional state school places they estimate will be required by 2026 to accommodate those children anticipated to leave the independent education sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted an impact assessment of their policy to charge VAT on independent school fees, and if so, whether they will place a copy in the Library of the House.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of pupils who would have to leave the independent schools sector following the imposition of VAT on school fees for expenditure on additional state school places to exceed the additional...