Question follow-through · 49211
Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Inheritance Tax on the Valuation Office Agency’s processing of cases; and whether her Department plans to take steps to help mitigate any
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 29 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 May 2025
- Answer
- 7 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Inheritance Tax on the Valuation Office Agency’s processing of cases; and whether her Department plans to take steps to help mitigate any
1 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 May 2025
Answer published
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is the responsibility of HMRC. In matters involving the valuation of land and buildings, HMRC will refer cases to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) for a specialist view. HMRC decides whether to refer particular property valuation ca...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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