Question follow-through · 19115

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on (a) agricultural and (b) business property relief on ancient woodlands.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 10 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 12 Dec 2024
Answer: 6 Jan 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on (a) agricultural and (b) business property relief on ancient woodlands.
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential.

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