HC Deb 22 April 1993 vol 223 c179W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the proportion of the expected revenue from the imposition of VAT at(a) 8 per cent. and (b) 17.5 per cent. on domestic fuel which will be raised from standing charges paid by retirement pensioners for gas and electricity.

Sir John Cope

[holding answer 18 April 1993]: It is estimated that standing charges paid by retirement pensioners on electricity and gas account for around 3 per cent. of total expenditure on domestic fuel and power.