Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who received relief from VAT on international passenger transport in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
The details that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collects from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to provide the number of people benefiting from this relief. HMRC does not require this level of detail because it would place a considerable administrative burden on businesses.