HC Deb 14 November 1882 vol 274 c1402
MR. BRAND

asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether, considering that the new system of insurance and annuity under "The Government Annuities and Assurance Bill, 1882," cannot be put into operation until the new tables of rates have been prepared by the National Debt Commissioners, he can inform the House when these tables will be ready?

MR. COURTNEY

Sir, the insurance tables are practically ready. The construction of the annuity tables is delayed until the results of enlarged experience of the working of the old annuities have been embodied in new tables of mortality; this task can hardly be completed within three months from now; but I can assure my hon. Friend that there will be no avoidable delay in the preparation of the tables.