Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative estimate his Department has made of the (a) volume of sales of and the (b) tax revenue generated from sanitary products (i) in the EU and (ii) outside the EU; and if he will make a statement.

No such estimate has been made.

HMRC does not hold detailed information on the UK volume of sales or on the VAT on specific products as this information is not required on a VAT return.

Information is not held on the volume of sales or tax revenues generated in other countries – whether inside or outside of the EU.