§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to press other EU member states to broaden the experimental arrangement of Council Directive 1999/85/EC (Annex K to Sixth VAT Directive) to provide for the inclusion of repairs to historic and listed buildings. [113562]
§ Dawn PrimaroloRepairs to historic and listed buildings are already included in the experimental reduced rate if they are dwellings.
Further discussion of the scope of the reduced rate is unlikely until the current experiments have concluded and been fully evaluated. The Commission is due to report at the end of 2002.