HC Deb 19 July 1938 vol 338 cc2154-9

Considered in Committee.

[Captain BOURNE in the Chair.] I. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1937, that the aggregate expenditure on Navy 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 Navy Services over the net Expenditure is £312,975 18s. 4d., namely:

£ s. d.
Total surpluses 920,322 14 3
Total Deficits 607,346 15 11
Net Surplus £312,975 18 4

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 Navy Services as is necessary to make good the said total deficits on other Grants for Navy Services.

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Navy Services, 1936, 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 Reciepts.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Wages, etc., of Officers, Seamen, Boys, and Royal Marines, and Civilians employed on Fleet Services. 88,734 0 7 — — 6,375 9
2 Victualling and Clothing — — 1,800 12 10 8,459 3 7
3 Medical Establishments and Services. 15,446 5 10 — — 12,874 5 0
4 Fleet Air Arm — — — —
5 Educational Services 2,662 16 9 — — 1,789 14 7
6 Scientific Services — — 8,212 16 10 9,211 7 11
7 Royal Naval Reserves — 59 17 1 25,781 15 4 —
8 Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, etc,:
Sec. 1. Personnel 51,148 9 4 — — 14,897 15 11
Sec. 2. Matériel — 117,891 9 9 111,190 6 8 —
Sec. 3. Contract Work 255,222 3 9 — — 18,970 15 9
9 Naval Armaments — — 453,480 2 5 10,792 17 7
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs. — — 128,053 16 6 5,356 7 6
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services. 39,484 6 8 — — 16,660 1 5
12 Admiralty Office 26,275 18 7 — — 1739 13 0
13 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine) Officers. — — 58,652 19 2 1,201 17 11
14 Non-Efiective Services (Naval and Marine), Men — 1,252 19 7 15,117 14 11 —
15 Civil Superannuation.Compensation Allowances, and Gratuities. — 70 5 1 9,703 0 4 —
— Balances irrecoverable and Cliams abandoned. 9,098 2 11 — — —
488,072 4 5 119,274 11 6 811,993 5 0 108,329 9 3
Total Deficits £607,346 15 11 Total Surpluses £920,322 14 3
Net Surplus £312,975 18 4

Resolved, "That the application of such sums be sanctioned."—[captain Wallace.] 11.Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1937, 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 £1,686,011 os. 2d., namely:

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 1,948,499 1 3
Total Deficits 262,488 1 1
Net Surplus £1,686,011 0 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.

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote Army Services, 1936, 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 — — 116,360 10 5 490,352 3 6
2 Territorial Army and Reserve Forces. — 1,620 12 10 56,910 16 3 —
3 Medical Services 31,357 5 5 — — 18,354 15 7
4 Educational Establishments 1,608 1 3 — — 4,980 2 4
5 Quartering and Movements 2,501 6 6 — — 20,669 6 6
6 Supplies, Road Transport, amd Remounts. 48,473 0 8 — — 58,312 14 7
7 Clothing 65,601 15 8 — — 29,375 18 8
8 General Stores — — 57,564 19 3 54,621 15 9
9 Warlike Stores — — 635,844 17 4 84,901 19 4
10 Works, Buildings, and Lands. — — 244,916 3 2 19,388 7 4
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services. 69,141 9 3 — — 21,640 14 2
12 War Office 18,175 12 7 272 5 0 — —
13 Half-Pay, Retired Pay, and other Non-effective charges for Officers. — — 16,596 0 8 3,535 10 3
14 Pensions and other Non-effective Charges for Warrant Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, Men, and others. 14,439 14 3 — — 13,642 15 8
15 Civil Superannuation.Compensation, and Gratuities. 6,731 18 5 — — 529 10 6
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims ababdoned. 2,564 19 3 — — —
260,595 3 3 1,892 17 10 1,128,193 7 1 820,305 14 2
Total Deficits £262,488 1 1 Total Surpluses £1,948,499 1 3
Net Surplus £1,686,011 0 2

Resolved, "That the application of such sums be sanctioned."—[captain Wallace.] III. Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1937, 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 £704,403 8s. 1d., namely:

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 758,189 17 8
Total Deficits 53,786 9 7
Net Surplus £704,403 8 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 Services as is necessary to make good the said total deficits on other Grants for Air Services.

SCHEDULE.
Deficits. Surpluses.
No. of Vote. Air Services, 1936, 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. — — 103,915 1 8 5,990 14 7
2. Quartering, Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transportation. — — 1,948 6 1 6,486 6 1
3 Technical and Warlike Stores (including Experimental and Research Services). — — 39,241 16 4 34,732 13 8
4 Works, Buildings, and Lands. — — 187,125 4 3 2,484 0 1
5 Medical Services 20,607 18 0 — — 12,092 19 5
6 Technical Training and Educational Services. — 589 14 10 6,549 18 2 —
7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces. — 37 6 11 102,082 4 3 —
8 Civil Aviation — 28,920 5 0 187,044 5 3 —
9 Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services. — — 19,408 12 9 3,953 13 10
10 Air Ministry — — 12,174 11 11 3,471 7 2
11 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-effective Services. — 1,357 8 8 29,488 2 2 —
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 2,273 l6 2 — — —
22,881 14 2 30,904 15 5 688,978 2 10 69,211 14 10
Total Deficits £53,786 9 7 Total Surpluses £758,189 17 8
Net Surplus £704,403 8 1

Resolved, "That the application of such sums be sanctioned."—[Captain Wallace.]

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.