HC Deb 15 April 1991 vol 189 c21W
Sir John Wheeler

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what rate of value added tax is charged upon bloodstock in the Republic of Ireland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The VAT rates for bloodstock in Ireland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom are respectively 2.3, 5.5, 7 and 17.5 per cent.