§ 69. Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the size of the amounts remitted in respect of Stamp Duties payable on Royal Warrants, letters patent and dockets conferring baronies, as set out in the Command Paper just issued, he can state the reasons why these sums have been remitted and have to be paid for by the taxpayer?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Major Elliot)It is the normal practice to remit fees chargeable on documents conferring baronies on distinguished public servants and in cases where advancement to the peerage serves the public interest by providing for the due discharge of the responsibility of Government to Parliament.