Defibrillators: VAT
Commons · Question 85384 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remove VAT on defibrillators.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Nov 2025
Tax policy is a matter for HM Treasury. The Government provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of automated external defibrillators through VAT refunds on purchases made by local authorities, including parish councils, and VAT reliefs for purchases made ...