§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the cost to students, libraries and educational institutions if value added tax were to be imposed on books at the current rate and at 5 per cent.
§ Mr. HayhoeI have been asked to reply.
There is nothing I can usefully add to the replies which the hon. Member has already received on this subject from the Secretary of State for Education and Science on 25 and 31 October at columns 661 and 1001–103 respectively from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment on 25 October at column 209 and from myself on 31 October at column 1068.