§ Mr. Astorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the level of value of taxable estates at which 50 per cent. of the people who have died in each of the last three years have left an estate of such value or more.
§ Mr. Harold LeverAbout half the estates paying duty in each of the three years 1964–65, 1965–66 and 1966–67 were greater than £9,750, £9,600 and £9,400 respectively.
§ Mr. Astorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the people who have died in each of the last three years have left a taxable estate of £5,000 or more.
§ Mr. Harold LeverAbout 10.3 per cent., 10.6 per cent., and 11.3 per cent. respectively for 1964, 1965 and 1966, the most recent years for which information is available.