Question follow-through · 77735

Business: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) inheritance tax and (b) business property relief on family-owned manufacturing businesses.

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Treasury
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) inheritance tax and (b) business property relief on family-owned manufacturing businesses.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 56360.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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