Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken by the Valuation Office to provide advice to HMRC on estates valued in the bands (1) up to £1 million, (2) from £1–5 million, and (3) from £5–10 million.
The Valuation Office Agency does not hold the information requested.
In 2017-18, the VOA cleared its initial appraisals of inheritance tax cases, referred to it by HMRC, within an average of five working days, meeting its target.