§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list individually, which of the 40 sector working parties to date have proposed changes in the value added tax, vehicle excise duty or alterations on credit controls.
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§ Mr. CryerFive sector working parties, including those for paper and board, nonferrous foundries and electronic components—which have published their reports—made recommendations about the rate of value added tax. One sector working party made recommendations relating to credit controls. I am not aware of any recommendation concerning vehicle excise duty.
Copies of previous sector working party reports which have been published have already been placed in the Library of the House. It would not be appropriate to publish recommendations made by those sector working parties which had decided not to release their reports.
In accordance with previous practice, after the NEDC meeting on 1st February we shall place in the Library of the House copies of published SWP reports as well as copies of the report by the chairman of the Industrial Strategy Staff Group and of the paper by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Industry.