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HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefWe have come forward with a change to this policy after listening to farmers and farming communities and to the representations that have been made. We think that this is the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI have been asked that question already by an Opposition Member, but I am happy to give the right hon. Lady a similar answer. I can say to those families that we listened…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefHaving grown up in rural west Oxfordshire, I know the importance of farming and rural communities in the fantastic county of Oxfordshire, which thankfully now does not have a…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefWe will, of course, continue to engage with, listen to and work with farming communities on the policies that we are putting forward. It is interesting to see and hear that there…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefMy hon. Friend makes an important point. If someone has agricultural or business assets worth £2.5 million, for example, they will now pay £300,000 less in inheritance tax than…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefWe will not be scrapping this tax completely. We have tabled an amendment that the House will have the chance to debate next week in Committee of the whole House on the Finance…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for the engagement that we have had on this and other issues that affect his constituency, which I know contains some rural elements. He has raised an…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefWe heard what farmers were saying and that is why we have come forward with the changes we announced last month.05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefWe will continue to listen to rural communities, and to farming communities, to make sure that we can support them as they seek to grow and invest in their businesses in order to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThe Batters review focused closely on this, and we will be looking at its proposals and recommendations, and ensuring that we can do all that we can as a Government, within the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThe right hon. Gentleman has mentioned the issue of trail hunting. That was in our manifesto, and it is part of our animal welfare strategy to continue with some important changes…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThe previous Government negotiated poorly when it came to trade deals. When the Conservatives negotiate, Britain loses. Labour has negotiated four new significant trade deals that…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefAs the Minister with responsibility for tax, I am here answering questions about tax, and I am happy to continue to do so. The change that the Government came forward with last…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefMy hon. Friend gives me the chance to quote Michael Gove, who admitted that the previous Government had let down British farmers. He said: “I can confirm I think we negotiated…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefWe need to continue to do all we can to support British farming so that we can have more British produce on our shelves and so that countries overseas can have more British…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThis Government have our farming road map. We have also published the Batters review, and we will be taking forward many of the proposals and the recommendations in it, so that we…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefOver the course of recent months—since I have been in the Government, from September onwards—Ministers from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and from the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for his continued engagement on this and a whole range of issues that affect rural communities in Cornwall—he is a strong advocate for his constituents. As…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefNo, I do not accept that. That is not the answer.05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for his reminder that the previous Government and previous Conservative Prime Ministers were roundly rejected by the country at the last general election.…05 Jan 2026