Written Question·Treasury·UIN 13136

Defibrillators: VAT

Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024

Question

Steve Witherden

LabourMontgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing Value Added Tax from automated external defibrillators.

Answer

James Murray
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 ...

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