HC Deb 04 April 1984 vol 57 c557W
50. Mr. John Fraser

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will supplement housing investment programmes for 1984–85 to compensate for the imposition of value added tax on house alterations.

Sir George Young

No. As was made clear to the hon. Member for Pontefract and Castleford (Mr. Lofthouse) on Monday 26 March, at column 77, the impact on local authorities of extending VAT to house alterations is likely to be small.