HC Deb 11 February 1971 vol 811 cc245-6W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many estate duty affidavits were lodged with the Inland Revenue in each of the last 10 financial years for the estates of persons dying domiciled outside the United Kingdom but having property situated within it.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The only figures available, which relate to estates of £5,000 or more are as follows:

1960–60 … … … 1,112
1961–62 … … … 1,226
1962–63 … … … 1,025
1963–64 … … … 982
1964–65 … … … 1,028
1965–66 … … … 966
1966–67 … … … 966
1967–68 … … … 988
1968–69 … … … 989
1969–70 … … … 1,126