HC Deb 18 October 1991 vol 196 c255W
Sir John Farr

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has any plans to remove value added tax from boatway and slipway refurbishments needed for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Such refurbishments have been zero-rated for VAT since 1984. My right hon. Friend has no plans to vary the position.