Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 110859

Drugs: VAT

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Julia Lopez

ConservativeHornchurch and Upminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the life sciences sector on the application of VAT on medicines supplied free-of-charge via EAMS and other compassionate access schemes.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology regularly engages with representatives of the life sciences sector. The issue of the application of VAT on medicines supplied free-of-charge via Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) and othe...

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