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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Mark Williams Excerpts
Thursday 26th February 2015

(9 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell) is chuntering from a sedentary position, to no obvious benefit or purpose, but no doubt we will be enlightened later.

Mark Williams Portrait Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD)
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What assessment has the Minister made of the much greater contribution tourism could make to the economy were VAT on tourism to be reduced, which is something that all but three countries in the EU have been able to deliver?

Helen Grant Portrait Mrs Grant
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VAT is a matter that is constantly raised with me, but it is one for the Chancellor. He keeps all taxes under review, and I am sure that he will keep this one under review too. The hon. Gentleman might like to know that I am holding a round-table meeting on VAT with the industry in the next two weeks.