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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-30more like thismore than 2020-11-30
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Sunscreens: VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reclassifying sunscreen products as essential healthcare items for VAT purposes. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Zarah Sultana more like this
uin 122902 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-08more like thismore than 2020-12-08
answer text <p>Under the current VAT rules, sun protection products are subject to the standard rate of VAT. High-factor sunscreen is on the NHS prescription list for certain conditions and is provided VAT free when dispensed by a pharmacist.</p><p> </p><p>Expanding the scope of the current VAT relief would come at a considerable cost to the Exchequer. Therefore, while all taxes are kept under review, there are currently no plans to reduce VAT on sunscreen products.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
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answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman remove filter
tabling member
4786
label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this