HC Deb 22 July 1931 vol 255 cc1646-9

Resolutions reported, I. Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1930, that the aggregate Expenditure on Army 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 Army Services over the net Expenditure is £249,139 12s. 3d., namely:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 948,031 19 10
Total Deficits … 698,892 7 7
Net Surplus … £249,139 12 3

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Army Services, 1929, 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 Army — 309,889 6 9 180,835 18 10 —
2 Territorial Army and Reserve Forces. — — 123,491 0 2 6,995 6 5
3 Medical Services — — 30,451 13 0 3,742 18 1
4 Educational Establishments — 4,297 9 1 27,585 4 2 —
5 Quartering and Movements 6,923 15 2 18,835 3 7 — —
6 Supplies, Road Transport, and Remounts. 20,303 16 9 — — 11,288 0 3
7 Clothing 32,973 6 3 — — 27,589 9 10
8 General Stores — — 64,796 6 6 43,208 2 7
9 Warlike Stores — 1,948 14 10 42,963 10 5 —
10 Works, Buildings, and Lands 39,231 3 10 — — 92,228 18 1
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services. — — 4,013 3 6 188,779 11 9
12 War Office — — 2,830 0 2 3,177 10 4
13 Half-pay, Retired Pay and other Non-effective Charges for Officers. — 65,591 15 6 94,055 5 9 —
14 Pensions and other Noneffective Charges for Warrant Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, Men, and others. 74,036 11 11 118,399 8 7 — —
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation, and Gratuities. 1,741 5 0 93 18 1 — —
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 4,626 12 3 — — —
179,836 11 2 519,055 16 5 571,022 2 6 377,009 17 4
Total Deficits £698,892 7 7 Total Surpluses £948,031 19 10
Net Surplus … £249,139 12 3

"II. Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1930, that the aggregate Expenditure on Air 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 £79,435 13s. 4d., namely:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 147,742 0 3
Total Deficits … 68,306 6 11
Net Surplus … £79,435 13 4

authorised the application of so much of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Army Services as is necessary to make good the said total deficits on other Grants for Army Services.

1. 'That the application of such sums be sanctioned.'"

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.

2. 'That the application of such sums be sanctioned.'"

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Air Services, 1929, 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 — — 33,204 9 9 5,382 4 10
2 Quartering Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transport. — 531 2 8 6,911 15 3 —
3 Technical and Warlike Stores (including Experimental and Research Services). 12,506 3 14 1,827 4 5 — —
4 Works. Buildings, and Lands 25,032 1 9 — — 36,489 11 4
5 Medical Services — — 21,871 16 7 4,207 12 4
6 Educational Services — — 22,411 19 11 336 14 8
7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces 24,317 14 9 — — 1,476 2 0
8 Civil Aviation — 1,707 10 5 3,723 10 3 —
9 Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services. — — 3,769 15 0 2,764 5 1
10 Air Ministry — — 1,437 10 10 1,624 14 2
11 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-effective Services. — — 2,834 9 3 265 9 0
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 2,384 9 0 — — —
64,240 9 5 4,065 17 6 95,195 6 10 52,546 13 5
Total Deficits £68,306 6 11 Total Surpluses £147,742 0 3
Net Surplus … £79,435 13 4