Question follow-through · 12710

Cohabitation: Inheritance Tax and Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to point 28 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether unmarried couples will be liable for inheritance tax on Death-in-Service benefits over £325,000 payabl

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Treasury
Tabled
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
11 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to point 28 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether unmarried couples will be liable for inheritance tax on Death-in-Service benefits over £325,000 payabl

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, from 6 April 2027 most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposes.The inheritance tax treatment of death-in-service depends on where the r...

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Pensions: Advisory Services

17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information she holds on the number of people who have taken advantage of the ability to remove £500 from their pension scheme to pay for financial advice in each of the last five financial years.

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Employers' Contributions

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Treasury: Parental Leave

21 Jan 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.

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Employers' Contributions

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Employers' Contributions

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Employers' Contributions

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Hospitality Sector: Employers' Contributions

27 Jan 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 24423 on Employers' Contributions, if she will provide disaggregated cost figures for the hospitality sector for the same period of time.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Retail Trade: Employers' Contributions

27 Jan 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 24423 on Employers' Contributions, if she will provide disaggregated cost figures for the retail sector for the same period.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fire and Rescue Services: Employers' Contributions

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the new lower employers' National Insurance threshold applies to retained fire crews.

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Personal Care Services: Off-payroll Working

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Women: Personal Care Services

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