§ 46. Mr. Wellwoodasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the non-contentious probate office fees payable in Northern Ireland on small estates are higher than those chargeable on similar estates in the rest of the United Kingdom; and why Northern Ireland citizens are prejudiced in this way.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThese fees are fixed by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland with the concurrence of the Treasury. I have received no proposal for any reduction in the fees now payable, but I understand that representations made recently by the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland are at present under consideration by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.