§ 44. Mr. ALAN TODD (for Mr. TURTON)asked the Attorney-General on how many days the Railway and Canal Commission sat during the years 1930–31 and 1931–32; how many applications it disposed of during the same period; and what was the total cost of this Commission in each of the two years?
§ Sir VICTOR WARRENDER (Lord of the Treasury)I have been asked to reply. I will send my hon. Friend the figures he requires and circulate them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ Major ELLIOTAs the answer contains a number of figures I will with the hon. Member's permission circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
| Year. | Total Revenue received Death Duties. | Issues from Exchequer for Debt Redemption. | ||
| £ | £ | |||
| 1924 | … | … | 59,450,000 | 48,659,000 |
| 1925 | … | … | 61,200,000 | 50,000,000 |
| 1926 | … | … | 67,320,000 | 60,000,000 |
| 1927 | … | … | 77,310,000 | 65,000,000 |
| 1928 | … | … | 80,570,000 | 57,509,000 |
| 1929 | … | … | 79,770,000 | 47,748,000 |
| 1930 | … | … | 82,610,000 | 66,830,000 |
| 1931 | … | … | 65,000,000 | 32,508,000 |
| The figures in the last column represent the actual gross issues from the Exchequer for debt redemption. The net amounts applied to debt redemption up to March 1931 after allowing for Budget deficits and for miscellaneous receipts will be found on page 9 of the National Debt Return (Command Paper 3959). |