§ Dame Jill KnightTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money he estimates will be raised by imposing value added tax on spectacles and contact lenses.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 7 March 1988]: It is estimated that the additional revenue yield from ending the exemption from value added tax on final sales of spectacles and contact lenses would be about £ million in a full year in 1988–89 terms.