MR. PARKERI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the amount of the unclaimed money now held in the Court of Chancery; and whether he has considered the advisability of utilising such unclaimed moneys for the purpose of adding to the sum provided in the Budget for providing pensions for the aged poor.
§ MR. RUNCIMANThe aggregate amount of dormant or unclaimed funds in Court (including the Court of Chancery) is stated in the last triennial list published as a supplement to the London Gazette of 1st March, 1905, to have been on that date less than £1,000,000, distributed over more than 3,300 separate accounts; and I do not think any appreciable contribution could be obtained from this source for the purpose which the hon. Member has in view.