HC Deb 12 May 1932 vol 265 cc2074-5
39. Brigadier - General CLIFTON BROWN

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the amounts of Estate and Succession Duties collected by the Treasury from agricultural lands and estates for the last three years, respectively; and what were the similar figures in 1913?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

These payments are not specially recorded, but it is estimated that the Estate Duty paid in respect of agricultural land for the years 1929, 1930 and 1931 amounted to £2,900,000, £2,100,000 and £1,700,000 respectively, and that the annual receipt of Succession Duty in respect of agricultural land is in the neighbourhood of £260,000. As regards the year 1913, it is estimated that the Estate and Succession Duties amounted to about £1,250,000.

Brigadier-General BROWN

Can my right hon. Friend say if these figures include duties on timber?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

I should like to have notice of that question.