HC Deb 18 July 1939 vol 350 cc359-63

Resolutions reported: I. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1938, 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 £172,703 2s. 11d., namely:

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Navy Services, 1937, 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 Wages, etc., of Officers, Seamen, Boys, and Royal Marines, and Civilians employed on Fleet Services. — — 145,042 6 0 66,192 8 0
2 Victualling and Clothing … 78,837 3 9 — — 46,842 l9 10
3 Medical Establishments and Services. 37,585 4 3 — — 2,139 3 10
4 Fleet Air Arm … … — — — —
5 Educational Services … 7,550 3 11 — — 1,119 8 6
6 Scientific Services … — — 26,814 2 2 22,561 3 7
7 Royal Naval Reserves … — 63 15 0 21,637 14 10 —
8 Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, etc.:
Sec. 1. Personnel … 11,299 19 9 — — 27, 694 19 5
Sec. 2. Matériel … 43,573 6 5 — — 129,236 9 0
Sec. 3. Contract Work — 1,069,311 15 4 1,055,797 13 10 —
9 Naval Armaments … — 1,220,418 15 11 1,066,037 0 7 —
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs. — 337,878 10 0 403,111 1 10 —
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services. 161,050 11 4 — — 68,693 8 2
12 Admiralty Office … … 32,447 7 4 103 0 10 — —
13 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine), Officers. — — 36,496 18 1 2,113 6 2
14 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine), Men. 1,754 16 11 1,292 4 1 — —
15 CivilSuperannuation, Compensation Allowances, and Gratuities. — 162 7 1 56,200 17 4 —
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 1,698 16 4 — — —
375,797 10 0 2,629,230 8 3 2,811,137 14 8 366,593 6 6
Total Deficits £3,005,027 18 3 Total Surpluses £ 3,177,731 1 2
Net Surplus … £172,703 2 11
£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 3,177,731 1 2
Total Deficits 3,005,027 18 3
Net Surplus £172,703 2 11
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. 1. "That the application of such sums be sanctioned. 11. Whereas It appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1938, 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 £ 584,579 10s., namely:
SCHEDULE.
No.of Vote Army Services, 1937, 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 … — — 782,474 18 9 583,533 14 1
2 Territorial Army and Reserve Forces. 173,555 2 4 3,364 5 1 — —
3 Medical Services … … 28,537 15 7 — — 8,265 17 7
4 Educational Establishments. — — 12,421 0 0 7,301 15 7
5 Quartering and Movements 110,984 1 9 — — 4,274 4 9
6 Supplies, Road Transport, and Remounts. 280,228 4 10 — — 76,659 1 3
7 Clothing … … … 45,006 18 1 18,865 3 4 — —
8 General Stores … … 157,678 7 2 — — 137,615 1 8
9 Warlike Stores … … — 7,879,846 18 10 7,324,133 19 3 —
10 Works, Buildings, and Lands. — 966,693 11 2 1,097,135 19 9 —
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services. — 95,784 14 3 217,732 0 4 —
12 War Office … … 33.238 8 1 — — 125 10 9
13 Half-Pay, Retired Pay, and other Non-effective Charges for Officers. — 25,675 10 5 16,166 19 6 —
14 Pensions and other Non-effective Charges for Warrant Officers, Non commissioned Officers, Men, and others. 57,425 17 0 — — 15,510 17 10
15 Civil Superannuation, Com-pensation, and Gratuities. 16,067 1 10 — — 221 9 5
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 6,041 0 9 — — —
908,762 17 5 8,990,230 3 1 9,450,064 17 7 833,507 12 11
Total Deficits £ 9,898,993 0 6 Total Surpluses £ 10,283,572 10 6
Net Surplus… £384,579 10 0
£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 10,283072 10 6
Total Deficits 9,898,093 0 6
Net Surplus £ 384,579 10 0
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. 2. "That the application of such sums be sanctioned. III. Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1938, 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 £ 700,839 14s. 2d., namely:
SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Air Services, 1937, 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 Royal Air Force. — — 147,684 0 3 1,808 0 1
2 Quartering, Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transportation. 32,996 9 11 — — 19,722 13 3
3 Technical and Warlike Stores (including Experimental and Research Services.) — — 71,915 14 7 36,379 18 0
4 Works, Buildings, and Lands. — 14,501 12 5 171,898 1 2 —
5 Medical Services … 20,632 8 6 — — 2,340 4 6
6 Technical Training and Educational Services. 485 14 1 1,829 1 4 — —
7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces. — 10 7 6 70,109 3 5 —
8 Civil Aviation … … — 8,974 1 5 240,827 15 1 —
9 Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services. — — 3,380 13 11 9,511 18 2
10 Air Ministry … … 24,117 10 0 — — 752 11 4
11 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-effective Services. — — 27,477 16 8 4,259 19 6
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 3,681 10 7 — — —
81,913 13 1 25,315 2 8 733,293 5 1 74,775 4 10
Total Deficits £107,228 15 9 Total Surpluses £808,068 9 11
Net Surplus … £ 700,839 14 2