Question follow-through · 64061

Pensions: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of bringing most unused pension funds within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposes on people currently receiving pensions.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
3 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of bringing most unused pension funds within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposes on people currently receiving pensions.

  2. 3 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 55099.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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