Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80976

Defibrillators: VAT

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on zero-rating defibrillators for VAT.

Answer

Karin Smyth
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not discussed zero-rating defibrillators for VAT with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.The Government provides VAT reliefs to aid with the purchase of automated ex...

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