Written Question·Treasury·UIN 127110

Inheritance Tax

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes to the treatment of pensions within inheritance tax on the adequacy of the current timeframe for the payment of inheritance tax.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The changes to the inheritance tax treatment of pensions are consistent with the process which already exists for administering estates and paying any tax due. Personal representatives are already responsible for administering the rest of the estate, incl...

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