Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lynne Jones (Labour), on Tuesday, 11 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 53 members in total.

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REDUCTION OF VAT ON CONDOMS TO 5 PER CENT

That this House supports calls from the Terence Higgins Trust and the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV to reduce VAT charged on condoms; recognises that due to its position as an EU member state, the UK cannot entirely remove VAT on condoms but can reduce it to 5 per cent.; understands that sexually transmitted infections cost around ??1 billion to treat annually in the UK, while HIV care costs are ??350 million and rising; recognises that the high cost of contraceptives disproportionately disadvantages the young; and as a measure to reduce the consideration of cost as a factor in an individual's decision to practise safer sex, calls on the Government to reduce VAT charged on condoms to 5 per cent.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

469 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Contraceptives VAT

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk