§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what analysis he has made of the annual financial benefit in respect of pensioners resulting from the reduction of the rate of VAT on heating fuel; and if he will make a statement. [127586]
§ Mr. TimmsI have been asked to reply.
Customs and Excise estimate that households in which the head is of State Pension Age and economically inactive will benefit on average by around £13 in 2000–01 due to the reduced rate of VAT on fuel and power.