| Heading: |
Motor Vehicles: Disability |
| Question ID: |
1745474 |
| UIN: |
16836 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5321 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Paul Kohler
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| Asking Member handle: |
PaulKohlerSW19
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@PaulKohlerSW19
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of extending the VAT exemption for adapted motor vehicles for disabled people to include taxis. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
The VAT treatment of goods and services is a matter for His Majesty's Treasury. One of the requirements of the Plug-in Taxi Grant, which offers a discount of up to £6,000 to support the uptake of ULEV taxis, is that the vehicle should be wheelchair access... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |