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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 15 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Monday, 21 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Wills: Older People

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people over the age of 70 that have not made a will.

Answer

The Secretary of State for Justice has made no estimate. Individuals are not required to notify any third party that they have made a will and there is no central record of whether individuals have left a valid will when they die.

The Government provides advice on making a will on the Gov.UK website – www.gov.uk/make-will.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
208775
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Older people Wills
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk