§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about the effect of pre-payment by large-scale gas and electricity users to avoid value added tax on domestic fuel from 1 April; and what assessment he has made of the scheme of pre-payment and its effect on(a) the revenue expected from the tax and (b) the level of savings held in building societies.
§ Sir John CopeI refer the hon. Member to my answer of 13 April,Official Report, column 171.