HC Deb 28 July 1926 vol 198 cc2257-8

Resolution reported, Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1925, that the aggregate expenditure on Air Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for these 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 £261,178 12s. 4d., namely:

SCHEDULE.
No. of. Vote. Air Services, 1924–25, Votes. Deficits. Surpluses of estimated over actual gross Expenditure.
Excess of actual over estimated gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of actual as compared with estimated Receipts.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Pay, etc., of the Air Force 143,485 8 0 — —
2 Quartering Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transport. — 150,334 14 11 239,328 6 3
3 Technical and Warlike Stores (including Experimental and Research Services) 389,829 18 3 — —
4 Works, Buildings, and Lands — 145,703 8 9 549,178 2 10
5 Medical Services — 38,809 16 11 36,847 13 8
6 Educational Services — 5,131 9 11 25,058 3 5
7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces — 373 17 9 71,198 8 4
8 Civil Aviation — — 152,044 19 2
9 Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services. — 18,206 8 8 42,675 15 9
10 Air Ministry — — 8,283 16 5
11 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-Effective Services. — 403 13 2 32,738 2 7
— Amount written off as Irrecoverable. 3,895 19 9 — —
537,211 6 0 358,963 10 1 1,157,353 8 5
Total Deficits £896,174 16 1 Total Surpluses £1,157,353 8
Net Surplus £261,178 12 4
£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 1,157,353 8 5
Total Deficits … 896,174 16 1
Net Surplus … £261,178 12 4

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

That the application of such sums be sanctioned.