§ Mr. AspinwallTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he proposes to meet the president of the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance to discuss the imposition of value added tax on confectionery and chocolate biscuits; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 15 February 1988]: Changes in taxation are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget judgment. As my hon. Friend will appreciate, it is not possible for him to meet all those seeking to put their views beforehand. However, representations submitted by the president of the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance have been carefully considered by Treasury Ministers.