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date	03/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of HM Revenue and Customs were employed to tackle the issue of inheritance tax avoidance in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	223222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>Inheritance Tax compliance is organised and tackled on a National basis from offices located in Nottingham, Edinburgh and Belfast.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has specialist Inheritance Tax compliance teams. The time spent tackling avoidance by the IHT compliance teams is not separately recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/02/2015 13:54:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

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registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Wiltshire, (b) London and (c) the UK paid inheritance tax in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Duncan Hames
uin	216592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>These figures are publically available in table 12.10 of Inheritance Tax Official Statistics. The latest version for estates left as a result of deaths in 2011-12 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338989/140729Table12-10DUChecked.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338989/140729Table12-10DUChecked.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/12/2014 17:25:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3951 label Biography information for Duncan Hames

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registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to permit parents to leave more of their own money to their children.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	210769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has already taken steps to make it easier for parents to pass on more of their money to their children when the die.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From April 2015, individuals will be able to pass on their unused defined contribution pension to any nominated beneficiary when they die, rather than paying the 55% tax charge on inherited pensions which currently applies</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If the individual dies before they reach the age of 75, the beneficiary will be able to access the funds completely tax free at any age. If the individual dies after they reach the age of 75, the beneficiary will be able to access the funds, at any age, subject their marginal rate of income tax. There will also be an option to receive the pension as a lump sum payment, subject to a tax charge of 45%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These changes will be legislated for in the Taxation of Pensions Bill currently passing through the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/10/2014 15:58:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown