Question follow-through · 19198
Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken by HM Revenue and Customs is to issue a clearance certificate in respect of a deceased person's estate after tax due has been paid; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2026 · 51 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken by HM Revenue and Customs is to issue a clearance certificate in respect of a deceased person's estate after tax due has been paid; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2026
Answer published
Most unused pension funds and pension death benefits will be brought into the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027. Most estates will continue to have no IHT liability, even after these changes have come into eff...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Public Expenditure: Scotland
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of the Barnett consequential arising for the Scottish Government from the Places of Worship Renewal Fund announced on 22 January 2026.
Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the average speed of answer published in HM Revenue and Customs' performance data includes time spent by callers listening to automated messages before joining a queue for an adviser.