To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the implications of the ruling by the VAT and Duties Tribunal in 2008 that the application of value added tax to bingo interval games breached the EU principle of fiscal neutrality for the application of VAT to bingo interval games. (274766)

No recent assessment has been made. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) disagreed with the decision of the Tribunal in the case in question and has appealed to the High Court. This appeal was heard in March this year. HMRC is awaiting the Court’s decision.