PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
IMPACT OF VAT ON THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR (16 May 2005)

Motion Details

That this House values the wide range of work and activities undertaken by charities, including those involved in hospice care, care of the elderly and youth and sports organisations; welcomes the statement in the Treasury Cross Cutting Review into the Role of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Service Delivery that the voluntary and community sector organisations have a crucial role to play in the reform of public services and reinvigoration of civic life; notes, however, that irrecoverable value added tax has a massive impact on the ability of charities to achieve their objectives and help to deliver essential services; further notes that the irrecoverable VAT burden on charities is estimated to be at least £400 million per year and that the increase in National Insurance contributions is estimated to cost charities a further £50 million per year; and calls on the Government, as a priority, to introduce measures to reduce or remove crippling financial burdens on charities.

Sponsored by:
Sir Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
47
34%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
39
28%
 
 
Conservative
26
19%
 
 
Independent
9
7%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
4
3%
 
 
Scottish National Party
4
3%
 
 
Speaker
2
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
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Member
Constituency
LD
Danny Alexander
Lab
Janet Anderson
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Lab
Vera Baird
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
LD
Lord Beith
Con
Lord Bellingham
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Mr Brian Binley
Ind
Mr Peter Bone
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Colin Burgon
Con
Sir Simon Burns
Con
Mr David Burrowes
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Martin Caton
LD
Mr Nick Clegg
Derek Conway
Con
Stephen Crabb
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mary Creagh
Coventry East
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Con
David T C Davies
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Con
Lord Deben
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Mr Stephen Dorrell
Lab
Dr David Drew
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Natascha Engel
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Baroness Featherstone
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Sir Robert Goodwill
Con
Mr John Greenway
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Baroness Hoey
LD
Paul Holmes
LD
Martin Horwood
SNP
Stewart Hosie
LD
David Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
LD
Mark Hunter
Con
Mr Nick Hurd
Lab
Mrs Siân C. James
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Julie Kirkbride
LD
Norman Lamb
LD
Mr John Leech
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
The Marquess of Lothian
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Ind
Anne Milton
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Julie Morgan
LD
Greg Mulholland
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
LD
John Pugh
LD
Mr Alan Reid
SNP
Angus Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Dan Rogerson
LD
Sir Bob Russell (Sponsor)
SNP
Alex Salmond
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Graham Stuart
Beverley and Holderness
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Con
Mr Ian Taylor
LD
Sarah Teather
LD
Viscount Thurso
Con
David Tredinnick
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
SNP
Mike Weir
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Jenny Willott
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Dr Tony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt
Con
Mr Tim Yeo

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