Written questions

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

Lords · Question HL10558 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 22 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal contained in the report The Impact of Changes to Inheritance Tax on Farm Estates, published by the Centre for the Analysis of Taxation in August, to apply 100 percent relief on

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 22 Sep 2025

The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances and supporting public services. The reforms re...