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Value Added Tax And Tourism

EDM number 2209 in 2008-09, proposed by Janet Anderson on 02/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Taxation and Tourism.

That this House values the key role of the UK tourism sector in helping the UK to emerge from recession; recognises its role in providing jobs in areas with high levels of unemployment; notes that the German and French governments have recently taken action to assist their tourism sectors by implementing targeted reductions of value added tax (VAT) with Germany cutting VAT on hotel accommodation to seven per cent. and France cutting VAT on restaurant food to five per cent.; further notes that France has for many years enjoyed a reduced rate of VAT on visitor attractions of 5.5 per cent.; acknowledges the research by Graham Watson and Mike Nevin which shows that a targeted VAT reduction on accommodation and attractions in the UK would result in the creation of 23,000 new jobs and additional revenue to the Exchequer of £600 million a year; believes such measures would be an important tool to assist the recovery from economic recession; and urges the Government to give urgent consideration to similar targeted reductions in VAT in the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Janet Anderson02/11/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourProposed
Bob Russell02/11/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Drew03/11/2009StroudLabourSeconded
Angus MacNeil03/11/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySeconded
Andrew George03/11/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Ann Cryer03/11/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Iris Robinson03/11/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Alan Meale03/11/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Mark Durkan03/11/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Gordon Marsden04/11/2009Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Robert Wareing04/11/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Martin Caton04/11/2009GowerLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell04/11/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell04/11/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Stephen Hepburn04/11/2009JarrowLabourSigned
Lembit 05/11/2009MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming05/11/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Anthony D Wright05/11/2009Great YarmouthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock05/11/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds05/11/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Andrew Dismore05/11/2009HendonLabourSigned
Janet Dean05/11/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss05/11/2009North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Brian Jenkins05/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley05/11/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders09/11/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell09/11/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/11/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Nigel Evans09/11/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Betty Williams09/11/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Paul Keetch10/11/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell10/11/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Rudi Vis10/11/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Brian Binley10/11/2009Northampton SouthConservativeSigned
Charlotte Atkins11/11/2009Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Phil Willis11/11/2009Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned

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