§ 46. Mr. TINKERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total amount paid by the Treasury during the last five years in respect of stamp duties on royal warrants, letters patent, and dockets conferring knighthoods on 1986 persons who have been unable to attend investitures either through residence abroad or other causes; and will he state in what year of the five the highest amount was paid?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe total payments made by the Treasury in the five years, 1928 to 1932, in respect of the stamp duties in question amounted to £2,448, and the year of the five in which the highest amount was paid was 1928.
§ Mr. TINKERIs the hon. Member aware that we have a Supplementary Estimate before us incurring a liability of £18,000, at a time of strict economy? Cannot the hon. Member advise those who accept these honours to pay for the cost of them?