§ 72. Mr. W. THORNEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the value of the property that paid Death Duties for the financial year 1913–14; the number of adults that died; the number that died that belonged to one-third of the property; the number that belonged to two-thirds; and the number of adults that died without any property that was worth taking the trouble to pay a few shillings to obtain authority of the Inland Revenue to be legally dealt with?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe statistics for the financial year 1913–14 are not yet complete, and I am therefore only able to give approximate figures. The number of adults who died in the year was about 432,000, of whom about 340,000 left so little property that legal authority to deal with it was not sought. The value of the property that paid Death Duties in that year was £299,472,700, of which £205,682,365, in estates above £10,000, was owned by 4,417 persons, and £93,790,335, in estates below £10,000, was owned by 87,281 persons.