Written Question·Treasury·UIN 18222

Sunscreens: VAT

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing VAT from sunscreen products on public health outcomes; and whether she plans to reclassify sunscreen products with SPF protection as essential health

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

VAT rules do allow drugs and medications that are dispensed by a registered pharmacist against a prescription issued by a qualifying health professional to be zero rated for VAT. High-factor sunscreen is already on the NHS prescription list for certain co...

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