Inheritance tax: Current policy and debates
This paper gives a brief summary of the structure of inheritance tax before looking at the debates there have been about the tax in recent years.
Consideration by the House of Commons of Lords amendments to the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill is due to take place on 15 March 2019
The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill (the Bill) is a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Tim Loughton (Conservative), who came fifth in the ballot for Commons Private Members’ Bills for the 2017-19 Parliamentary session.
The Bill would deal with the following matters:
Information about the Bill is provided on the Bill page on the Parliament website.
Another Library briefing paper provides further information:
Commons Library analysis: Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill (CBP 08217).
Consideration by the House of Commons of Lords amendments (Ping Pong stage) is due to take place on 15 March 2019.
The Lords agreed amendments relating only to extending civil partnership to opposite sex couples, and consequential amendments to the long title and to Clause 5 (Supplementary provision about regulations), as set out in Commons Bill 353 2017-19, Lords Amendments to the Bill.
Detailed information about the debate in the House of Lords is provided in the following Library briefing paper:
The future of civil partnership (CBP 07856).
This paper gives a brief summary of the structure of inheritance tax before looking at the debates there have been about the tax in recent years.
Summary of NHS demand, performance, backlogs, and capacity of services in England. It covers A&E waiting times, hospital waiting lists, cancer waiting times, ambulance response times, staffing levels including doctors and nurses, vacancies, and more.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25 has its second reading on 29 November 2024. The text of the bill has not yet been published.