HC Deb 06 April 1922 vol 152 cc2413-4
34. Mr. WATERSON

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the entire amount paid up to date in the shape of pension to Earl Nelson and his successors under the Statute of George III, c. 146?

Sir R. HORNE

£5,000 a year since the date of the statutory grant after the battle of Trafalgar.

Mr. HOGGE

Why could not this pension now be commuted?

Sir R. HORNE

That is a totally different question.

Mr. WATERSON

Is not the right hon. Gentleman aware of the reply that was elicited last week, and will he give a reply to the question which I have now put on the Order Paper, as to what is the total amount that has been paid since its inception?

Sir R. HORNE

Surely my hon. Friend is quite competent to make the multiplication by the number of years since the Battle of Trafalgar.

Mr. HOGGE

Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Leader of the House consider whether this pension cannot now be commuted?