HC Deb 02 April 1998 vol 309 c621W
Mrs. Brinton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the VAT reduction on energy saving materials for use in certain schemes, announced in the Budget, applies to energy efficiency schemes for social housing provided under the Electricity Regulator's Standards of Performance Initiative. [37205]

Dawn Primarolo

Yes. To the extent that 'Standards of Performance' moneys are used, through targeted grant funding schemes, to pay for the installation of certain energy efficiency measures in the homes of the less well off, the relief will apply.