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registered interest false more like this
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HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Sanitary Products: VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will propose at an EU level (a) a review of the EU's classification of women's sanitary products as luxury items and (b) an end to the 5 per cent tax rate on such items. more like this
tabling member constituency Gosport more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Dinenage more like this
uin 227738 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-19more like thismore than 2015-03-19
answer text <p>Female sanitary products are not classified as luxury items. Indeed, a reduced rate of VAT of 5 per cent currently applies to female sanitary products. This has been in place since 2001 and is the lowest rate possible under EU law.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-19T16:23:33.847Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-19T16:23:33.847Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this