HC Deb 20 May 1997 vol 294 cc36-7W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to collect information on the number of members of the public who have exercised their right to require owners of chattels conditionally exempt from inheritance tax to allow viewing of these objects. [282]

Dawn Primarolo

I have noted the suggestion. The current arrangements are designed to ensure that qualifying chattels are preserved by their own owners and that these chattels are available for viewing by members of the public who wish to exercise their right of access under the law.

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