Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to reduce VAT on safety products and services.

The government keeps all taxes under review and any future decisions on VAT will continue to be taken in line with the normal Budget process.

The government does not hold information on VAT revenues that can be broken down to assess the cost of reducing VAT on safety products.

The government does make available some VAT reliefs for certain safety products including a zero rate of VAT for installations as part of the construction of new residential buildings and a reduced rate for installations as part of a residential conversion.