§ Mr. Roland Robinsonasked the Attorney-General (1) whether he is aware that, not infrequently, wills contain conditions specifying that the vesting of bequests is to be postponed until the legatees reach a certain age; and as compulsory service conditions in war-time may prevent effect being given to such bequests, whether he will investigate the whole question of the best methods of dealing with bequests of this nature;
(2) whether, in view of the fact that bequests in wills are often conditional upon the legatee's being in the testator's employment at the time of his death, the Government proposes to consider the effect on such bequests when legatees are called up for service operations?
§ The Attorney-GeneralWith the permission of my hon. Friend I will answer 2101W these two questions together. The matters raised could only be dealt with by legislation which would alter the dispositions made by testators. My Noble Friend the Lord Chancellor does not think that such legislation would be right or practicable. In so far as my hon. Friend has in mind dispositions at present made by will by those who have not yet died, I would point out that these dispositions can be altered.