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Written Question
Pharmacy: VAT Exemptions
Tuesday 18th July 2023

Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government why VAT is applied if an NHS hospital pharmacy supplies out-patient medicine but if a private sector pharmacy supplies the same medicine it is zero-rated.

Answered by Baroness Penn - Minister on Leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State)

A prescription made by a medical practitioner for medicine dispensed from an NHS hospital pharmacy to an out-patient for self-administration off the hospital site is not subject to VAT. A supply by a private sector pharmacy can be zero-rated in similar circumstances.

If medicine forms part of the hospital supply of medical care to a patient, the medicine will be exempt from VAT.

Division Vote (Lords)
13 Jul 2023 - Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 157
Division Vote (Lords)
13 Jul 2023 - Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 155
Division Vote (Lords)
13 Jul 2023 - Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 157
Division Vote (Lords)
13 Jul 2023 - Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 156
Written Question
Health Services and Social Services: Regulation
Thursday 13th July 2023

Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to (1) significantly reduce, and (2) reform, the amount of regulators and regulatory systems in the health and care sector.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is committed to reforming the system of regulation for healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom, making it faster, fairer, more flexible and less adversarial. A modernised regulatory framework will be introduced first for anaesthesia associates and physician associates, who will be brought into regulation under the General Medical Council by the end of 2024, before the reformed legislation is rolled out to doctors, and to the professions regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Health and Care Professions Council over the following couple of years.

The Care Quality Commission has set out plans to introduce a new single assessment framework for care providers, local authorities, and integrated care systems, which will prevent duplication and provide a consistent and accessible means of ensuring safe and high-quality provision of care at all levels.

Division Vote (Lords)
12 Jul 2023 - Illegal Migration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 220 Noes - 141
Division Vote (Lords)
12 Jul 2023 - Illegal Migration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 151
Division Vote (Lords)
12 Jul 2023 - Online Safety Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 171
Division Vote (Lords)
12 Jul 2023 - Illegal Migration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 202 Noes - 144