§ 45. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the total cost of administering the inheritance of the Duchy; what was the total net value of the inheritance in each of the last 10 years; and for what purposes it is used.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe information is available in the Annual Accounts of the Duchy of Lancaster which are presented to Parliament by the Treasury. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the most recent annual account. The following are the figures which he requests for earlier years.
156WTotal net value of the Duchy of Lancaster in each of the last ten years:
£ 1952/53 … … … 85,305 1953/54 … … … 113,232 1954/55 … … … 93,943 1955/56 … … … 105,420 1956/57 … … … 104,160 1957/58 … … … 120,864 1958/59 … … … 133,417 1959/60 … … … 132,355 1960/61 … … … 129,925 1961/62 … … … 144,377