Question follow-through · 84784
Medical Treatments: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the application of VAT for (a) medicines and (b) treatments provided for medical (i) trials or (ii) compass
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 23 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the application of VAT for (a) medicines and (b) treatments provided for medical (i) trials or (ii) compass
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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30 Oct 2025
Answer published
The DSIT Secretary of State has not met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss this particular matter.There has been no recent law or policy change in this area.Application of VAT is determined on a case-by-case basis depending on specific detail...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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