§ MR. VERNEY (Buckinghamshire, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what was the increase on military and naval expenditure in 1904 compared with that in 1894, including revenue intercepted and not paid into the Exchequer.
§ MR. HALDANEThe gross Army expenditure in the financial years 1894–5 and 1904–5, inclusive of loan expenditure and without deducting appropriation in aid was as follows:—1894–5; £21,352,560; 1904–5, £36,478,082; showing an increase of £15,125,522. As regards the naval expenditure I must ask my hon. friend to refer to my right hon. friend for the figures.
§ MR. VERNEYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what has been the increase or decrease on military and naval expenditure in the year 1905 and in 1906 compared with the expenditure in 1904, taking into account expenditure out of revenue intercepted and not paid into the Exchequer.
§ MR. HALDANEThe gross Army expenditure in the financial years 1903–4, 1904–5, and 1905–6, inclusive of Military Works Loan Expenditure and without deducting appropriation in aid, was as follows:—1903–4, £46,698,020; 1904–5, £36,478,082; 1905–6, £33,331,226, showing decreases as compared with 1903–4 of £10,219,938 in 1904–5, and of £13,366,794 in 1905–6. The figures for 1328 1906–7 are not yet available. As regards the naval expenditure, I must ask my hon. friend to refer to my right hon. friend for the figures.