Question follow-through · 50982
Inheritance Tax: Divorced People
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an additional allowance for divorced persons before inheritance tax is payable by their next of kin.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 8 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 16 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an additional allowance for divorced persons before inheritance tax is payable by their next of kin.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 May 2025
Answer published
The estates of all individuals benefit from a £325,000 nil-rate band for inheritance tax. The residence nil-rate band is a further £175,000 and it is available to those passing on a qualifying residence on death to their direct descendants, such as childr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Inheritance Tax
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Employment Agencies
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Employment Agencies: Construction and Health Services
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Council Tax: Valuation
2 Jun 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Council Tax banding appeals process conducted by the Valuation Office Agency.
Help to Buy Scheme: Individual Savings Accounts
14 Oct 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered increasing the cap on house prices from £250,000 for Help to Buy ISAs outside of London, in the context of increases in house prices nationally.
Childcare
28 Oct 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the £100,000 eligibility threshold for tax free childcare on families affected by that provision.
Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates
2 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of support for pubs and breweries in light of the 40% business rates relief reducing in the same period as the VOA rate revaluation.
Valuation Office Agency: Disclosure of Information
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Valuation Office Agency: Disclosure of Information
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Valuation Office Agency: Correspondence
5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Valuation Office Agency's responses to Member's correspondence, including on matters of confidentiality.
Care Homes: Fees and Charges
5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of easing taxes for elderly residents who are privately funding their care home place.
Shares: Sales
21 May 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made in the level of short-selling activity in UK-listed companies; and what steps the Financial Conduct Authority is taking to monitor the potential impact of short positions held