Aphra Brandreth MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

  • Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82137More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP received any correspondence from the (a) Treasury and (b) the Cabinet office on the (i) timetable, (ii) options and (iii) modelling for inheritance tax changes since 1 July 2024.

    Answer: HM Treasury Ministers routinely receive briefings and information on an extensive range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to ...

    Answered 23 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82136More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any (a) written briefings, (b) submissions, and (c) minutes on inheritance tax changes were (i) sent to and (ii) copied to Emma Reynolds MP since 1 July 2024.

    Answer: HM Treasury Ministers routinely receive briefings and information on an extensive range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to ...

    Answered 23 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75822More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP participated in any meetings with the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on the impact of inheritance tax changes on farmers since 1 July 2024.

    Answer: HM Treasury Ministers take part in internal and external meetings routinely on a range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to t...

    Answered 11 Sept 2025

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  • Alcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70193More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of draft duty relief.

    Answer: The Chancellor’s draught rate cut at Autumn Budget 2024 applied to approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint.Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivale...

    Answered 4 Sept 2025

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  • Agriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68846More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the (a) draft legislation and (b) impact assessment for its proposed changes to (i) Agricultural Property Relief and (ii) Business Property Relief.

    Answer: The draft legislation and the tax information and impact note were published on 21 July 2025. These are available on the GOV.UK website.

    Answered 24 Jul 2025

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  • Agriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65594More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a clawback scheme in relation to inheritance tax reliefs previously applied to (a) agricultural and (b) business assets, in the co

    Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 32918.

    Answered 14 Jul 2025

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  • Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65593More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to consult with (a) agricultural stakeholders, (b) farmers and (c) groups that represent farmers in the development of its proposed changes to inheritance tax policy.

    Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...

    Answered 15 Jul 2025

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  • Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65591More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the farming sector on her Department's proposed changes to inheritance tax.

    Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...

    Answered 15 Jul 2025

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  • Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65589More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Minister has led engagement with the agricultural sector on the proposed changes to inheritance tax.

    Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...

    Answered 15 Jul 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Agriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65588More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the merits of implementing a clawback mechanism as an alternative to the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief.

    Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 32918.

    Answered 14 Jul 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65587More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to engage with (a) farmers and (b) other agricultural groups in the development of proposed changes to inheritance tax.

    Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...

    Answered 15 Jul 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65586More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the farming sector on the implications of the proposed changes to inheritance tax.

    Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...

    Answered 15 Jul 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 1Cabinet Office1Department for Business and Trade: 1Department for Business and Trade1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 40Department for Environment, Foo…40Department for Transport: 1Department for Transport1Department of Health and Social Care: 7Department of Health and Social…7Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 3Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…3Home Office: 3Home Office3Northern Ireland Office: 1Northern Ireland Office1Treasury: 12Treasury12
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Cabinet Office1
Department for Business and Trade1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs40
Department for Transport1
Department of Health and Social Care7
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3
Home Office3
Northern Ireland Office1
Treasury12

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