Question follow-through · 34122
Insulation: VAT Exemptions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of exempting DIY loft insultation from VAT.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of exempting DIY loft insultation from VAT.
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2025
Answer published
Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs), including insulation materials, in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a charitable purpose benefit from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027. After this, they will reve...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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