Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martin Whitfield (Labour), on Tuesday, 11 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 40 members in total.

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SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE VAT

That this House notes the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) continues to be liable for VAT, which means that it has 20 per cent greater running costs than equivalent services in England and Wales; further notes that this anomaly was apparent when the SFRS was formed; recognises that the effect of the anomaly is to reduce the quality of service to the Scottish public; and calls on the Government to allow the SFRS to reclaim its VAT.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

156 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Ian Murray

Jim Shannon

Hugh Gaffney

Ged Killen

Alex Sobel

Subjects

Fire and rescue services Scotland VAT

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk