Early day motion 669

VAT ON REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE TO EXISTING BUILDINGS

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Total number of signatures: 105

Abbott, Diane Ancram, Michael Anderson, David Austin, John
Barrett, John Begg, Anne Beith, Alan Bercow, John
Berry, Roger Binley, Brian Bottomley, Peter Breed, Colin
Brooke, Annette Buck, Karen Burstow, Paul Carmichael, Alistair
Caton, Martin Challen, Colin Clark, Katy Clarke, Tom
Cohen, Harry Conway, Derek Cook, Frank Corbyn, Jeremy
Cryer, Ann Davey, Edward Davies, Dai Davies, Philip
Dean, Janet Dobson, Frank Drew, David Durkan, Mark
Etherington, Bill Evans, Nigel Field, Frank Foster, Don
Foster, Michael Jabez George, Andrew Gibson, Ian Gidley, Sandra
Hamilton, David Hancock, Mike Harvey, Nick Havard, Dai
Hoey, Kate Holmes, Paul Horam, John Hoyle, Lindsay
Hughes, Simon Hunter, Mark Iddon, Brian Illsley, Eric
Jenkins, Brian Jones, Lynne Keeble, Sally Kennedy, Charles
Llwyd, Elfyn Main, Anne Marsden, Gordon Mason, John
McCafferty, Chris McCrea, Dr William McDonnell, Alasdair McDonnell, John
McGrady, Eddie Meale, Alan Murphy, Denis Naysmith, Doug
Oaten, Mark Olner, Bill Opik, Lembit Price, Adam
Pugh, John Riordan, Linda Robertson, Angus Rogerson, Dan
Russell, Bob Singh, Marsha Smith, Robert Soames, Nicholas
Strang, Gavin Streeter, Gary Swinson, Jo Taylor, David
Taylor, Ian Trickett, Jon Truswell, Paul Turner, Desmond
Vis, Rudi Waltho, Lynda Wareing, Robert N Webb, Steve
Weir, Mike Widdecombe, Ann Williams, Betty Williams, Hywel
Williams, Mark Williams, Roger Williams, Stephen Willott, Jenny
Wilshire, David Winterton, Ann Winterton, Nicholas Wood, Mike
Younger-Ross, Richard

That this House supports calls from the Federation of Master Builders for a reduction in the rate of value added tax (VAT) from 17.5 per cent. to five per cent. on building repair and improvement work to existing buildings; believes that reducing VAT on repairs and maintenance to existing buildings would benefit millions of UK home owners by getting rid of rogue builders, helping those who cannot afford vital repairs to their homes, bringing empty homes back into use, and protecting the countryside and UK heritage; considers that reducing VAT in this area would also make it easier for home owners to make energy efficient repairs and improvements to their properties, thus helping to make the UK's existing building stock greener and more energy efficient; and notes that, with buildings responsible for 40 per cent. of the UK's total carbon emissions, this measure would go some way in helping the Government to meet its target of a 60 per cent. reduction in UK carbon emissions by 2050.