questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of VAT policy on compassionate medicines access.
answerText: Under UK VAT law, some transactions where no money changes hands are treated as if a supply has been made – these are called deemed supplies. This is to keep the system fair if a business has reclaimed VAT on costs. Whether VAT applies to medicines or tre...
heading: Drugs: VAT