§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the financial position of health authorities with respect to the windfall recovery of VAT; and what correspondence he has had with health authorities in this regard. [12944]
§ Mr. HagueIt is the responsibility of registered organisations within the NHS to account for VAT. Advice about VAT was last given to the NHS in Wales on 12 December 1994. This gave advance notice of a change in the registration arrangements from 1 April 1995.