Written Question·Treasury·UIN 2730

VAT: Disability Aids and Medical Equipment

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of removing Value Added Tax for (a) wheelchairs and (b) defibrillators on access to those devices.

Answer

James Murray
The Government currently provides VAT relief on equipment and appliances that have been designed solely for use by disabled people when purchased for their personal or domestic use, such as wheelchairs, as well as VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibr...
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