Question follow-through · 126496

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of making farmers with land in a Self-Invested Personal Pension eligible for Agricultural Property Relief.

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Treasury
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
16 Apr 2026
Answer
16 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of making farmers with land in a Self-Invested Personal Pension eligible for Agricultural Property Relief.

  2. 16 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Assets do not qualify for agricultural property relief or business property relief when held within a pension. This is because the pension member is not treated for inheritance tax purposes as beneficially entitled to the underlying assets held by the pen...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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