§ Mr. HeddleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the additional cost to be borne by each Department of state in respect of unrecovered value added tax on rents paid by its commercial or industrial estate (a) from 1 August 1989 to 4 April 1990 and (b) for the fiscal year 1991–92.
§ Mr. ChopeLandlords have not yet decided whether or not to exercise their option to tax rents, so it is therefore impossible to offer meaningful estimates of any additional costs which might be borne by Departments.