§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 16 November 1998,Official Report, column 561, concerning VAT Order SI 1997/2744, if he will make a statement on the effects of the VAT Order indicating when his officials will conclude their work on the administrative procedure. [60515]
§ Mr. MilburnTreasury officials have notified us this week that they have concluded their work on the administrative procedure to ameliorate the effect of the Value Added Tax Order on the supply of certain renal and cancer drugs.
The position on the supply of pharmaceutical products by retail pharmacists is rather more complicated and some legal issues are still being examined.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 16 November 1998,Official Report, column 561, concerning VAT Order SI 1997/2744, if incontinence supplies are the subject of discussions with Treasury officials in the same way as certain renal and cancer drugs. [60514]
§ Mr. MilburnIncontinence pads are no longer the subject of discussions with Her Majesty's Treasury officials.