HC Deb 21 March 1967 vol 743 c229W
Mr. Whitaker

asked the Chancellor of Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the net wealth owned in 1964 by the 71 per cent. of the people in Great Britain aged 21 years and over who owned less than £1,000 each.

Mr. MacDermot

The estimates of wealth owned by persons over 21 are based on the Estate Duty statistics and therefore they do not cover people whose wealth would pass on death without a grant of representation. These comprise two-thirds of the people mentioned in the