Written Question·Treasury·UIN 15227
Drugs: VAT
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Danny Beales
Labour — Uxbridge and South Ruislip
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income HMRC receives annually from charging VAT on medicines donated to patients through compassionate access schemes.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHMRC does not hold information on the annual revenue from VAT on donated medicines. This is because businesses are not required to provide a breakdown by product in their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden. I have heard f...
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