§ Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bayasked Her Majesty's Government:
For each of the past 10 years, for which figures are available, what were the total number of estates on which inheritance tax was payable; and what was the total tax paid; and [HL924]
for each year since 1996–97, for which figures are available, what were the total number of estates on which inheritance tax was payable; and what was the total amount of inheritance tax payable for each of the following bands:
- (a) under £400,000;
- (b) £400,001 to£500,000;
- (c) £500,001 to£750,000;
- (d) £750,001 to£1,000,000; and
- (e) over£1,000,000. [HL925]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)Information on both the number of estates paying inheritance tax and the tax paid over the past 10 years can be found at www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/tax_receipts/tablel–4.xls and www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/tax_receipts/table l–2.xls.
The available information on inheritance tax payable by estate size covers the period 1998–99 to 2001–02 and is published at www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/inheritance_tax/table12–3.xls
Data for 1997–98 and 1996–97 are at
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/inheritance_tax/tablel2–3–july03.xls and www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/inheritance_tax/table 12–3–july02.xls respectively.