HC Deb 21 July 1936 vol 315 cc257-8
76. Mr. HARDIE

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the total costs of all sections of the Royal Air Force from the beginning of the financial year 1919 to the latest year for which figures, are complete, and also for the years 1912 and 1913?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)

As a tabular statement is involved I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the figures for the years 1919 to 1934 in the OFFICIAL REPORT. NO figures are given for the years 1912 and 1913 as the Royal Air Force was not constituted until 1st April, 1918.

Following are the figures:

£
1919 54,282,065
1920 20,426,878
1921 13,223,744
1922 8,674,382
1923 10,282,837
1924 13,827,339
1925 15,182,781
1926 14,948,313
1927 14,698,974
1928 15,738,171
1929 16,471,580
1930 17,191,688
1931 17,403,181
1932 16,595,066
1933 16,240,708
1934 17,161,763

The above figures represent the net cash expenditure from Air Votes, excluding expenditure from the Civil Aviation Vote (except in 1919 when no separate provision was made for civil aviation).