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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 18 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 34 members in total.

ST JOHN AMBULANCE

That this House recognises the invaluable work of St John Ambulance; notes that neither the Department of Health or Treasury were aware that the charity carried out over 240,000 hours of accident and emergency cover in 2001; further notes that without the dedicated members of St John Ambulance, NHS ambulance services would be under even greater pressure; and calls upon the Government to examine the possibility of introducing a VAT exemption for the fuel for its ambulances.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ST JOHN AMBULANCE (432A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Harry Barnes (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 19 December 2002. It has been signed by 7 members in total.
at end add 'and to assess the public funding that would be required to fill probable VAT loss.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
432 
432A1 
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Charities Accidents Ambulance services Exemptions Fuels Emergencies Taxation VAT Vehicles St John Ambulance
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk