§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the full-year annual cost of reducing the rate of value-added tax on hotel accommodation to(a) 8 per cent. and (b) 5 per cent. taking into account the revenue effect deriving from the elasticity of demand for this service; and if he will make a statement. [28396]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 11 February 1998]: There are no reliable figures available on the amount of Value Added Tax paid on hotel accommodation.