Question follow-through · 15706
Defibrillators: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing VAT from defibrillator sales on (a) public access to defibrillators and (b) survival rates for cardiac arrest patients in areas where fewer than hal
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 22 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 26 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 27 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing VAT from defibrillator sales on (a) public access to defibrillators and (b) survival rates for cardiac arrest patients in areas where fewer than hal
26 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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27 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government currently provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators. For example, when an AED is purchased with funds provided by a charity and then donated to an eligible body no VAT is charged. Furthermore, all state schools in England h...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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