VAT On The Cornish Pasty

EDM number 2917 in 2010-12, proposed by Stephen Gilbert on 26/03/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Food and Taxation.

That this House notes with concern the Chancellor's proposals to add VAT to hot takeaway food from bakeries and supermarkets, including the humble Cornish pasty; further notes that thousands of people are employed in thepasty industry in Cornwall, which is worth millions of pounds to the Cornish economy; believes that adding 20 per cent VAT to the price of a pasty will undermine the industry and lead to a drop in sales and local job losses; and calls on the Government to exempt those foods which have significantly advanced Protected Geographical Indication status in Europe, like Cornwall's favourite food, from this proposal.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.