Is this not just a dry technical issue? This is the only police force and the only fire service in the whole of the United Kingdom that pays VAT and does not get it back. Members of the Front-Bench team agreed that it would be sensible to bring Police Scotland together and said that they would do the same. Surely now is the time to use some common sense and get rid of this anomaly—£33 million a year that could be going to front-line services.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Philippa Whitford
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 29 June 2015.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.
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