§ 76. Mr. HARDIEasked 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).