§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the annual receipts from death duties came in the most recent year from estates with a gross value of £10,000–£99,999, £100,000–£499,999, £500,000–£999,999 and £1,000,000 and over, respectively; and what was the number of estates in each category.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe available information relates to net capital value. On this footing, the proportions for 1969–70 are 55; 34; 4 and 7 per cent., respectively, and the numbers of estates in each category are 38,404; 1,437; 39 and 19.