§ 65. Mr. HOHLERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions what was the debit balance on the administration of his Department on the 30th September last after excluding all payments and receipts on trading accounts but crediting all Appropriations-in-Aid sanctioned by Parliament?
Mr. HOPEThe actual debit balance on 30th September was £72,800,000. This figure does not take into consideration a sum of about £30,000,000 due to the Ministry for supplies already sold but not paid for, and for disposals on the part of other Government Departments which have not yet been credited to the Ministry of Munitions. Taking current and anticipated receipts from disposals into account, I am satisfied that there will be a substantial balance to the credit of the Ministry at the end of the financial year.