§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue the Treasury currently receives from the imposition of 15 per cent. value added tax on sanitary towels and tampons.
§ Mr. Peter ReesBecause traders registered for VAT are not required to make returns of the VAT charged on particular goods and services this information is not available. But from other sources it is estimated that the net yield of VAT from the sale of all types of sanitary protection is about £10 million a year.