HC Deb 28 July 1924 vol 176 cc1853-6

Considered in Committee.

[Mr. ROBERT YOUNG in the Chair.]

"Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1923, that the aggregate expenditure on Navy Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for those Services, and that, as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the net surplus of the Exchequer Grants for Air Services over the net expenditure is £7,391,310 9s. 3d., namely—

No. of Vote. Navy Services, 1922–23. Votes. Deficits. Surpluses.
Excesses of actual over estimated gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of actual as compared with estimated Receipts. Surpluses of estimated over actual gross Expenditure. Surpluses of actual as compared with estimated Receipts.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Wage, etc., of Officers, Seamen, and Boys, Coast Guard, and Royal Marines. 50,338 8 6 144, 105 18 4
2 Victualling and Clothing for the Navy. 83,580 5 6 1,016,462 11 11
3 Medical Services 4,049 12 1 25,531 15 9
4 Civilians employed on Fleet Services 711 14 7 34,211 17 1
5 Educational Services 4,048 0 9 32,982 15 9
6 Scientific Services 12,205 2 2 103,743 13 3
7 Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve, and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, etc. 118,527 3 4 1,050 10 11
8 Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, etc.
Sec. 1. Personnel 590.491 16 4 14,075 7 5
Sec. 2. Material 1,617,334 14 10 1,768,648 17 4
Sec. 3. Contract Work 703,519 7 2 812,421 10 7
9 Naval Armaments 897,318 4 2 488,398 16 8
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad. 669,253 5 0 49,915 7 0
11 Various Miscellaneous Effective Services. 248,111 5 8 63,792 2 10
12 Admiralty Office 46,154 5 7 2,684 16 8
13 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine), Officers. 101,589 3 3 6,205 7 10
14 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine), Men. 9,691 9 3 41,820 17 4
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation Allowances and Gratuities. 65,718 19 7 501 5 11
Amount written off as irrecoverable. 29,679 5 8
1,133,237 10 3 100,515 3 0 5,205,940 8 2 3,419,152 14 4
Total Deficits £1,233,782 13 3 Total Surpluses £8,625,093 2 6
Net Surplus …£7,391,310 9 3
£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 8,625,093 2 6
Total Deficits 1,233,782 13 3
Net Surplus £7,391,310 9 3

And whereas the deficiencies of Appropriations-in-Aid realised on certain Votes have been in each ease less than the savings on gross expenditure on the same Vote.

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application of so much of the total surpluses on certain Grants for Air Services as is necessary to make good the deficits caused by excess expenditure on other grants for Air Services.

Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned."—[Mr. William Graham.] Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1923, that the aggregate expenditure on Navy Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for those Services, and that, as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the net surplus of the Exchequer Grants for Air Services over the net expenditure is £1,912,099 19s. 3d., namely—

SCHEDULE
No of. Vote. Air Services, 1922–23, Votes. Deficits. Surpluses.
Excesses of actual over estimated gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of actual as compared with estimated Receipts. Surpluses of estimated over actual gross Expenditure. Surpluses of actual as compared with estimated Receipts.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d
1 Pay, etc., of the Air Force. 172,757 12 7 516,841 4 8
2 Quartering, Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transport. 245,078 13 3 391,850 19 1
3 Technical and Warlike Stores 136,693 15 5 634,267 8 11
4 Works, Buildings, and Lands 539,043 1 6 8676 8 9
5 Air Ministry 19,512 0 2 528 0 9
6 Miscellaneous Effective Services. 3,477 17 9 52,350 18 8
7 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-Effective Services. 943 2 9 59,040 16 10
8 Civil Aviation 23,405 12 11 78,887 8 7
9 Experimental and Research Services. 59,696 9 3 234,738 3 8
Balances Irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 11,603 8 5
396,853 14 10 256,802 17 6 1,478,082 15 5 1,087,673 16 2
Total Deficits £653,656 12 4 Total Surpluses £2,565,756 11 7
Net Surplus …£1,912,099 19 3

Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned."—[Mr. William Graham.]

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.

The remaining Government Orders were read, and postponed.

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 2,565,756 11 7
Total Deficits 653,656 12 4
Net Surplus £1,912,099 19 3

And whereas the deficiencies of Appropriations-in-Aid realised on certain Votes have been in each ease less than the savings on gross expenditure on the same Vote.

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application of so much of the total surpluses on certain Grants for Air Services as is necessary to make good the deficits caused by excess expenditure on other grants for Air Services.

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