§ 53. Mr. POTTSasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he can state the amount received for war material disposed of for each year, respectively, 1920 to 1927; were the said receipts placed to Budget credit of the State annually; and, if not so credited, how were such receipts disposed of?
Mr. SAMUELAs the answer contains a number of figures, I shall, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The sums received by the Disposals and Liquidation Commission from the sale of war material and other miscellaneous recoveries were as follows:
| Year. | Paid to Exchequer as Miscellaneous Revenue. | Appropriated in aid of Votes. | |
| £ | £ | ||
| 1920 | … | 155,066,624 | 16,798,499 |
| 1921 | … | 42,733,197 | 4,300,550 |
| 1922 | … | 26,780,000 | 3,195,700 |
| 1923 | … | 22,250,000 | 1,450,000 |
| 1924 | … | 7,836,009 | 707,433 |
| 1925 | … | 7,193,753 | 585,980 |
| 1926 | … | 3,108,265 | 259,685 |
| 1927 | … | 3,134,368 | 3,587 |