Parliament and Politics: Parliamentary Questions - Written Replies

VAT: Denmark was the only EC country to apply the standard rate of VAT to books and magazines, Sir John Cope, the Paymaster General, told John Marek (Lab, Wrexham), following speculation that the Chancellor might extend the VAT base.

BUSINESS TODAY - Commons: Agriculture questions. Prime Minister's Questions. European Communities (Amendment) Bill, Committee. Lords: Social Security Bill, remaining stages. Insurance Companies (Amendment) Order. Industrial Training Levy Orders. British Railways Bill, Second Reading.