HC Deb 06 July 1992 vol 211 c11W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his answer on 9 June to the hon. Member for Ludlow (Mr. Gill),Official Report, column 83, if he will list those industries which he estimates will increase employment as a result of a carbon tax; and if he will make a statement.

Sir John Cope

The impact of a carbon tax on employment in specific industries would depend on the coverage and rate of the tax, the use made of the revenues raised and the extent to which similar measures were implemented in other countries.