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Mr. Freud
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a school journey to a youth hostel is or is not eligible for value added tax refund.
Mr. Peter Rees
[pursuant to his reply, 8 May 1980, c. 191]: The position of a school journey to a youth hostel would depend on the same factors as for other
| 1975–77* | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | ||||
| Allocation | … | … | … | £5 million | £8·5 million | £15 million | £20 million |
| Numbers of referrals | … | Not known | 2,834 | 3,639 | 3,626† | ||
| Numbers of offers | … | … | 594 | 786 | 1,594 | 1,540 | |
| Value of offers | … | … | £3·8 million | £5 million | £12·8 million | £14·69 million | |
| * As the scheme did not begin until November 1975, the 1975–76 details have been combined with the 1976–77 figures. | |||||||
| † Details for the full year are not yet available. This figure is up to December 1979. | |||||||