§ MR. JAMES HOPE (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the amount of unexpended balances of Votes surrendered to the Exchequer at the end of each of the last five financial years.
§ MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSEUnexpended balances of Votes surrendered to the Exchequer in respect of the Votes for 1902–3, £1,338,342; 1903–4, £1,076,653; 1904–5, £1,258,848; 1905–6, £2,468,408; 1906–7, £2,618,135; 1907–8, Figure not yet available.