Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) levying VAT against (i) flight training and (ii) aviation gas on the number of trained UK pilots and (b) the shortage of trained UK pilots on the economy.

HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs do not hold information on VAT revenues that can be broken down to assess the impact of VAT on the number of trained UK pilots.