Written questions

Inheritance Tax

Commons · Question 79057 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 15 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will conduct an equality impact assessment of the Residence Nil Rate Band in relation to inheritance tax.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 15 Oct 2025

The residence nil-rate band was introduced under the previous Government in April 2017. The then Government set out in a tax information and impact note at the time of its introduction that there was no evidence to suggest that this policy would have sign...