James Murray

James Murray

Labour (Co-op) — Ealing North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 June 2025

Debate

Inheritance Tax: Family-owned Businesses

Contribution

I reassure my hon. Friend that I, and the wider team of officials, have had a number of meetings with representatives of family businesses and the agricultural and farming sector. We have listened to ideas raised by a number of people we have met, as well as ideas raised in debates in the Commons and in meetings in the Treasury and elsewhere. We have listened, but we remain confident that our approach is a fair way to balance supporting farms and businesses with fixing the public finances, so we stand by our reforms. I should probably conclude. I thank all hon. Members, particularly the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire, for their contributions to the debate. Question put and agreed to.

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