VAT (Continence Products)

HC Deb 05 March 1998 vol 307 cc719-20W

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what involvement his Department has had in the Department of Health's review of the funding implications of the removal of VAT zero-rating for home-delivered continence products. [31868]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 2 March 1998]: The Treasury and Customs and Excise have not been involved in the NHS Executive's review of funding, but are being kept in touch with progress.