Question follow-through · 5408
Drugs: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what categories of compassionate or expanded access scheme medicines are currently within the scope of 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
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what categories of compassionate or expanded access scheme medicines are currently within the scope of VAT.
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
Under UK VAT law, some transactions where no money changes hands are treated as if a supply has been made – these are called deemed supplies. This is to keep the system fair if a business has reclaimed VAT on costs. Whether VAT applies to medicines or tre...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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