HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 cc283-4W
Norman Baker

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the implications for Civil List annuity payments of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. [65158]

Mr. Gordon Brown

The parliamentary annuity paid to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ceased upon her death.

Norman Baker

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether requirement procedures for notification of the death of recipients of Civil List annuity payments upon the death of those recipients are the same as those for recipients of state pension payments. [65163]

Mr. Gordon Brown

Parliamentary annuities are paid under the Civil List Acts, and the legislation lays down no specific requirement for the notification of death of an annuitant.

Payments of annuities cease upon the death of the annuitant.

Norman Baker

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the present level is of the Civil List Reserve. [65162]

Mr. Gordon Brown

As at 31 December 2001 the Civil List Reserve stands at £37,079,000.