HC Deb 16 March 1998 vol 308 c441W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the implications of VAT harmonisation in the EU on the United Kingdom art market. [32907]

Dawn Primarolo

I have received representations from the British Art Market Federation and from members of the art trade, and am aware of concerns about the effects on the UK art market of harmonisation of VAT on imports of works of art.