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Written Question
Electronic Publishing: VAT Zero Rating
Thursday 5th September 2019

Asked by: Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the zero-rating of VAT on digital publications.

Answered by Nick Gibb

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, meets regularly with Cabinet colleagues to discuss the Department for Education's agenda.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Feb 2019
Relationships and Sex Education

"The hon. Lady is making some excellent points. I remember my mum telling me how frustrating it was, as a single parent, when she went to the bookshop to find some books about single parents and there was only one book about a little boy with a single mum and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Feb 2019
Relationships and Sex Education

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Feb 2019
Relationships and Sex Education

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir David, and to have sat through the wide range of contributions to the debate—that is probably the only way I can describe them. Although I appreciate that this is a contentious issue, it is not a difficult one. The petition …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Feb 2019
Relationships and Sex Education

"The hon. Gentleman makes a particularly pertinent point. The rise in the development of apps and threats to children online are so quick that many parents cannot keep up. Parents who take their children out of school will not have the information to give them the help and support they …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Social Workers

"I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. I had not intended to be here but I found myself with a little extra time, so I am glad to contribute. As he rightly said, many people do not come into contact with social workers, but I grew up with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Global LGBT Rights

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this important debate to the House. On the point about funding, does he agree that it is great to see so many corporate organisations supporting the Big Pride celebrations across the UK and globally, but they, too, need to think about how …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Global LGBT Rights

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (Luke Graham); we always welcome allies in these debates, and we have heard a number of powerful speeches. The right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) has done an excellent job, as does …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Global LGBT Rights

"Yes. I absolutely agree with my hon. and learned Friend. There is a great sense of consensus in the Chamber today. It is important that we pay tribute to those who came before us, including those in that Labour Government in Scotland, as well as to what the Conservative UK …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Global LGBT Rights

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