Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce inheritance tax avoidance.

The Government is committed to tacking all forms of tax avoidance, including inheritance tax (IHT) avoidance, and has introduced a range of targeted changes to address inappropriate use of the current IHT rules. These include measures to stop IHT avoidance by the use of trusts and widening the IHT Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes regulations.