§ Mr. PRETYMANasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates are now awaiting valuation for probate; and how many have been waiting for more than twelve months?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hobhouse)The number of Death Duty cases with the Valuation Branch is now 18,880, of which 582 have been with that branch more than a year.