Civil List (Annuity Provisions)

HC Deb 25 March 1976 vol 908 c256W

Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now review urgently the annuity provisions in the current Civil List.

Mr. Joel Barnett

No. The 1976–77 Estimates will include provision for payment of £500,000 to the Royal Trustees under the terms of the Civil List Act 1975. My right hon. Friend and his fellow Trustees have not yet decided how this sum will be distributed.