§ Mr. Freudasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a school journey to a youth hostel is or is not eligible for value added tax refund.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 8 May 1980, c. 191]: The position of a school journey to a youth hostel would depend on the same factors as for other
1975–77* 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 Allocation … … … £5 million £8.5 million £15 million £20 million Numbers of referrals … Not known 2,834 3,639 3,626† Numbers of offers … … 594 786 1,594 1,540 Value of offers … … £3.8 million £5 million £12.8 million £14.69 million * As the scheme did not begin until November 1975, the 1975–76 details have been combined with the 1976–77 figures. † Details for the full year are not yet available. This figure is up to December 1979. Details of the numbers of rejections are not available.