§ Mr. Bulmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people at Steatite and Porcelain Products Limited Stourport-on-Severn, have lost their jobs as a result of the imposition of 25 per cent. VAT on television equipment and consumer durables.
§ Mr. John FraserI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that no redundancies have been notified to the Employment Service Agency as being due to occur at this company since the 25 per cent. rate of VAT on domestic electrical and consumer electronic appliances came into force on 1st May 1975.
§ Mr. Bulmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people in the Kidderminster constituency have lost their jobs as a result of the imposition of 25 per cent. VAT on television equipment and consumer durables;
(2) how many people in the United Kingdom have lost their jobs as a result of the imposition of 25 per cent. VAT on television equipment and consumer durables.
§ Mr. John FraserI regret that the information requested cannot be ascertained from the statistics maintained by my Department.