Civil Government Charges.

HC Deb 22 November 1911 vol 31 c1332W

Mr. VINCENT KENNEDY

asked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state what are the civil charges per head in Great Britain and in Ireland for 1910–11, and what were they in 1900 and 1901?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

Civil Government Charges, as given on page 8 of the Revenue and Expenditure Return for 1910–11 (House of Commons Paper No. 220 of 1911), represent the following amounts per head of the population according to the provisional returns of the 1911 Census:—

		Excluding Customs Excise and Post Office Services.			Including Customs Excise and Post Office Services.
		£	s.	d.			£	s.	d.
Great Britain	…	—	19	2	…	…	1	9	8
Ireland	…	2	4	0	…	…	2	11	9

The corresponding amounts for the year 1900–1901 per head of the population according to the 1901 Census are:—

		£	s.	d.			£	s.	d.
Great Britain	…	—	13	8	…	…	1	1	6
Ireland	…	1	6	11	…	…	1	12	9