Question follow-through · 61768

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of merging the Valuation Office Agency and HMRC when dealing with businesses, in the context of changes to Agricultural Property Relief.

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Treasury
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of merging the Valuation Office Agency and HMRC when dealing with businesses, in the context of changes to Agricultural Property Relief.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    On 28 April 2025, the government announced that the Valuation Office Agency’s functions will be brought into HMRC by the end of this financial year. This will combine the expertise and experience of both organisations in policy, valuations and programme d...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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