§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the extra cost to the National Health Service in Scotland of the increase in value added tax from 8 per cent. to 15 per cent. in a full year.
§ Mr. YoungerIt is estimated that the increase in VAT will add about £8 million—at November 1978 prices—or 0.9 per cent. to the cost of the National Health Service in Scotland in a full year.