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Value Added Tax And Tourism

EDM number 217 in 2009-10, proposed by Janet Anderson on 24/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Taxation and Tourism.

That this House values the key role of the UK tourism sector in helping the UK to emerge from recession; recognises its role in providing jobs in areas with high levels of unemployment; notes that the German and French governments have recently taken action to assist their tourism sectors by implementing targeted reductions of value added tax (VAT) with Germany cutting VAT on hotel accommodation to seven per cent. and France cutting VAT on restaurant food to five per cent.; further notes that France has for many years enjoyed a reduced rate of VAT on visitor attractions of 5.5 per cent.; acknowledges the research by Graham Watson and Mike Nevin which shows that a targeted VAT reduction on accommodation and attractions in the UK would result in the creation of 23,000 new jobs and additional revenue to the Exchequer of 600 million a year; believes such measures would be an important tool to assist the recovery from economic recession; and urges the Government to give urgent consideration to similar targeted reductions in VAT in the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Iris Robinson24/11/2009StrangfordDUPWithdrawn
Janet Anderson24/11/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourProposed
Bob Russell24/11/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Drew24/11/2009StroudLabourSeconded
Angus MacNeil24/11/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySeconded
Andrew George24/11/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Ann Cryer24/11/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Bill Etherington24/11/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mark Durkan24/11/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Nigel Evans24/11/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock24/11/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Charlotte Atkins24/11/2009Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSigned
Rudi Vis24/11/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Betty Williams24/11/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Phil Willis24/11/2009Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Anthony D Wright24/11/2009Great YarmouthLabourSigned
John Hemming24/11/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Binley24/11/2009Northampton SouthConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds24/11/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Adrian Sanders24/11/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Hepburn24/11/2009JarrowLabourSigned
Paul Keetch24/11/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell24/11/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John McDonnell24/11/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Meale24/11/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss24/11/2009North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Lembit 24/11/2009MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean24/11/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore24/11/2009HendonLabourSigned
David Taylor25/11/2009North West LeicestershireLabourWithdrawn
Dai Davies25/11/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Mark Williams25/11/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Hoyle25/11/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Robert Wareing25/11/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Desmond Turner25/11/2009Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn25/11/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell25/11/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
William McCrea25/11/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Glenda Jackson25/11/2009Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Kim Howells25/11/2009PontypriddLabourSigned
John Pugh25/11/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell25/11/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins26/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd26/11/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Martin Caton26/11/2009GowerLabourSigned
David Borrow26/11/2009South RibbleLabourSigned
Greg Pope30/11/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Albert Owen30/11/2009Ynys MLabourSigned
John Leech30/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey01/12/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty01/12/2009Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Lady Hermon01/12/2009North DownUUPSigned
Andrew Pelling02/12/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
David Hamilton03/12/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Eric Illsley07/12/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Joan Humble08/12/2009Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Frank Doran14/12/2009Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/12/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
William Cash16/12/2009StoneConservativeSigned
Chris McCafferty05/01/2010Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Hywel Williams07/01/2010CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
David Amess11/01/2010Southend WestConservativeSigned
Shona McIsaac20/01/2010CleethorpesLabourSigned

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