Sunscreens: VAT
Commons · Question 21356 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Christine Jardine
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of removing VAT on sunscreen.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 7 Sep 2026
VAT rules 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 condi...