HC Deb 20 June 1991 vol 193 c325W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will reconsider the decision to exclude children's cycle helmets from the exemption from value added tax applied to children's clothing.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Cyclists' safety helmets falling within the provisions of group 17 of schedule 5 to the VAT Act 1983, as articles designed for young children and not suitable for older persons, are and always have been zero-rated for value added tax.