Estates (Inheritance) (Hansard, 13 July 1988)

HC Deb 13 July 1988 vol 137 c198W 198W

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the number of estates valued at(a) £0.5 million to £1.0 million and (b) over £1 million which were inherited free of inheritance tax in each year between 1978–79 and 1987–88 with projection for 1988–89.

§ Mr. Norman Lamont
[holding answer 27 June 1988]: Comprehensive information is available only for years to 1985–86 and refers to numbers of estates where the net assets of the estate were within the requested ranges. These were as follows:

£0.5 million to £1.0 million Over £1 million

1978–79 23 11

1979–80 32 7

1980–81 53 18

1981–82 54 13

1982–83 61 18

1983–84 155 31

1984–85 143 32

1985–86 152 53

	£0.5 million to £1.0 million	Over £1 million
1978–79	23	11
1979–80	32	7
1980–81	53	18
1981–82	54	13
1982–83	61	18
1983–84	155	31
1984–85	143	32
1985–86	152	53