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Liz Twist Excerpts

Tuesday 17th April 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I exhort the Minister to face the House; I understand the temptation to look backwards, but one should always look at the House.

[Liz Twist (Blaydon) (Lab)]

T9. Many NHS trusts have set up subsidiary companies to take advantage of a VAT loophole to save money, often at the cost of the lowest-paid staff. Does the Chancellor have any plans to close this tax loophole and place the NHS on the same VAT footing as local government?

[Mel Stride]

I thank the hon. Lady for her question. Perhaps this is something that I could take up with her offline so that I fully comprehend the exact point she is raising.