INHERITANCE TAX

Early day motion 759, tabled 29 January 2007 by Mike Penning (Conservative). Signed by 24 members.

That this House notes that four out of 10 households in the United Kingdom now face paying inheritance tax; further notes that rising property prices mean that millions of hardworking families are affected; further notes that inheritance tax causes distress and financial hardship at a time of bereavement; recognises that the Daily Express newspaper is continuing its crusade to scrap inheritance tax; supports the Express's crusade; and calls on the Chancellor to abolish inheritance tax.

Signatures by party: Conservative 18, DUP 4, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.