HM Treasury written question – answered at on 12 January 2018.
Siobhain McDonagh
Labour, Mitcham and Morden
To ask Mr Chancellor of the exchequer, how much money had been collected and held by the Treasury Solicitor from unclaimed estates in the last five years.
John Glen
Minister of State (Treasury) (City), The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
The net money collected from bona vacantia unclaimed estates in England*, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Treasury Solicitor in the last five financial years is as follows:
2012/13 £3.3 million
2013/14 £-1.3 million
2014/15 £3.2 million
2015/16 £12.3 million
2016/17 £6.4 million
* excluding the Duchies of Lancaster & Cornwall. Estates in the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster are dealt with by Farrer and Co. Solicitors, with monies passed on to charity.
Scotland estates are dealt with by the Ultimus Heares Unit in Glasgow.
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