§ Mr. W. THORNEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the amount of death duties paid upon property for the financial years ending March, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, and 1921; and the number of adults who died during the same time without property that was worth taking the trouble to pay a few shillings to obtain authority of the Inland Revenue to be legally dealt with?
Mr. YOUNGThe information available is given in the annexed table:
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Year ended 31st March. Exchequer Receipt (all Death Duties). Net Receipt of Estate Duty including Settlement Estate Duty. Number of Estates liable to Duty. Year ended 31st Dec. Number of Deaths in the United Kingdom. Of all ages. Age 21 and over (Irish figures estimated). £ £ 1916 … 31,035,000 24,363,378 81,676 1915 720,035 491,243 1917 … 31,232,000 25,097,630 84,998 1916 650,248 467,403 1918 … 31,674,000 25,742,554 83,370 1917 641,129 462,773 1919 … 30,262,000 25,143,566 91,499 1918 768,928 536,417 1920 … 40,904,000 36,637,708 104,841 1919 657,964 486,490 1921 … 47,729,000 Not available. 1920 Not available.