HC Deb 06 August 1980 vol 990 c149W
Mr. Lang

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to amend the Value Added Tax (Works of Art, Antiques and Scientific Collections) Order 1972, in view of the recent decision of the House of Lords in the case of Customs and Excise Commissioners v. Corbitt Limited.

Mr. Peter Rees

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff, North (Mr. Grist) on 17 April.—[Vol. 982, c.718.]

Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total collected for value added tax from May 1979 to May 1980 and the corresponding previous 12-month period.

Mr. Peter Rees

Monthly net receipts of VAT are published in table 3.3 of the June 1980 edition ofFinancial Statistics.