Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June to Question 48411 on Debts: Coronavirus, if he will publish the draft guidance on the recovery of VAT costs.

The Ministry of Justice made the draft guidance on the issue of the VAT payable on High Court Enforcement fees available to a wide range of interested parties on 13 March, including Citizens Advice, StepChange Debt Charity, CIVEA and the High Court Enforcement Officers Association. We extended the deadline for responses from 3 April to 1 May to allow more parties to comment. The Ministry of Justice is currently analysing the comments received on the draft guidance. We will publish the final guidance in due course.