A question on #PrivateEducation #BusinessRates tabled by Lord Weir of Ballyholme on 11-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Private Education: Business Rates
Question ID: 1783613
UIN: HL5701
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-11
Asking Member ID: 4970
Asking Member display name: Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Asking Member handle: LordWeirDUP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @LordWeirDUP
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional cost of children who transfer into the state education system as a result of changes to business rates for private schools.
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Date answered: 2025-04-03
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: The government’s impact note on the removal of eligibility of private schools for business rates charitable relief estimates an extremely limited impact from the business rates policy taking effect, with any movement estimated to represent 0.03% of the to...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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