Question follow-through · 111674
Take-away Food: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had any discussions with relevant stakeholders on lowering the VAT rate on hot takeaway foods.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 17 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had any discussions with relevant stakeholders on lowering the VAT rate on hot takeaway foods.
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Feb 2026
Answer published
Ministers and officials receive representations on a variety of VAT issues. The Government engages regularly with a wide range of stakeholders, including businesses and representative bodies, to inform the policy development process. VAT is a broad-based ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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