HC Deb 21 July 1937 vol 326 cc2371-4

Resolutions reported: 1. Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1936, 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 £384,128 12s. 2d., namely:

SCHEDULE.
Deficits. Surpluses.
No. of Vote. Army Services, 1935, Votes. 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 … — 7,190 3 11 98,637 1 5 —
2 Territorial Army and Reserve Forces. — — 55,848 17 9 437 9 8
3 Medical Services — — 4,078 11 7 11,524 5 8
4 Educational Establishments 6,415 12 5 — — 9,940 19 5
5 Quartering and Movements — 332,035 8 6 365,595 10 4 —
6 Supplies, Road Transport, and Remounts. 136,765 1 2 — — 18,514 5 5
7 Clothing 16,927 3 10 — — 4,411 3 9
8 General Stores 133,841 18 8 — — 35,214 6 8
9 Warlike Stores — — 252,222 5 11 27,583 15 11
10 Works, Buildings and Lands. — — 89,104 9 8 28,275 12 10
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services. — 14,316 9 0 3,999 12 8 —
12 War Office — — 5,75[...] 8 7 1,002 0 11
13 Half-Pay, Retired Pay, and other Non-effective Charges for Officers. — 486 9 7 12,843 3 0 —
14 Pensions and other Non-effective Charges for Warrant Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, Men, and Others. — — 14,501 7 6 1,476 17 8
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation, and Gratuities. 6,857 6 0 — — 230 7 4
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 2,229 8 5 — — —
303,036 10 6 354,028 11 0 902,582 8 5 138,611 5 3
Total Deficits £657,065 1 6 Total Surpluses £1,041,193 13 8
Net Surplus … £384,128 12 2
11. Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1936, 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
£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 1,041,193 13 8
Total Deficits … 657,065 1 6
Net Surplus … £384,128 12 2
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 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." Grants for Air Services over the net Expenditure is £80,814 15s. 1d., namely:

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 154,394 9 3
Total Deficits … 73,579 14 2
Net Surplus … 180,814 15 1
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 Ser-
SCHEDULE.
Deficits. Surpluses.
No. of Vote. Air Services, 1935, Votes. 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 Royal Air Force. — — 39,178 16 3 10,931 1 7
2 Quartering, Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transportation. 5,474 14 4 — — 307 5 6
3 Technical and Warlike Stores (including Experimental and Research Services.) 50,824 9 11 — — 12,779 9 4
4 Works, Buildings, and Lands. — 9,292 14 8 44,807 13 3 —
5 Medical Services 3,079 9 9 — — 1,807 8 1
6 Technical Training and Educational Services. — — 7,551 3 4 146 17 9
7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces. — — 14,122 7 7 71 1 10
8 Civil Aviation — 414 11 6 18,115 7 2 —
9 Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services. — — 527 18 6 1,480 4 4
10 Air Ministry 4,022 0 2 — — 1,545 19 11
11 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-effective Services. — — 890 4 6 131 10 4
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 471 13 10 — — —
63,872 8 0 9,707 6 2 125,593 10 7 29,200 18 8
Total Deficits £73,579 14 2 Total Surpluses £154,394 9 3
Net Surplus … £80,814 15 1

The remaining Orders were read, and postponed. vices 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.

It being after Half-past Eleven of the Clock upon Wednesday evening, Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER adjourned the House, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.

Adjourned at Twenty-four Minutes before One o'Clock a.m.