HC Deb 30 March 1922 vol 152 cc1531-2
48. Mr. MOSLEY

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total sum received in respect of the sale of war stores from the date of the Armistice to the 28th February, 1922; and whether the whole of that sum has been treated as revenue?

Sir R. HORNE

So far as the Disposal and Liquidation Commission is concerned, the answer is that the actual cash received and paid into the Exchequer for surplus war stores to the 28th February, 1922, is £227,000,000. This does not include sales of raw material made on trading accounts, or sales of surplus war stores made by other Departments, e.g., horses by the War Offices, shipping by the Ministry of Shipping, etc.

Mr. LYLE-SAMUEL

Will the right hon. Gentleman answer the latter part of the question—whether the whole of that sum has been treated as revenue?

Sir R. HORNE

I said it has been paid into the Exchequer, and any money paid into the Exchequer is revenue.