§ 42. Mr. SMITHERSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the source of the excess of approximately £5,500,000 of Miscellaneous Receipts actually received in the past year over the estimate for that year?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)The surplus was due chiefly to receipts being greater than was anticipated under two heads: profits of the Issue Department of the Bank of England, and surplus Appropriations-in-Aid.
§ Mr. SMITHERSWill the hon. Member publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the full details?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThey are published in the finance accounts of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. SMITHERSAre they there now?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAYes, or they will be.