HC Deb 11 March 1948 vol 448 cc1544-8

"That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1948, for expenditure beyond the sum already provided in the grants for Navy Services for the year.

Schedule.
Sums not exceeding.
Supply Grants. Appropriations in Aid.
Vote. £ £
1. Wages, &c, of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and Women's Royal Naval Service 10 —

Question put, and agreed to.

ARMY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1947–48.
"That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £15,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, to detray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1948, for expenditure beyond the sum already provided in the grants for Army Services for the year."
Schedule.
Sums not exceeding.
Supply Grants. Appropriations in Aid.
Vote £ £
1. Pay, &c, of the Army … 39,727,000 *- 19,500,000
2. Reserve Forces, Territorial Army and Cadet Forces … Cr. 909,000 —
4. Civilians … Cr. 4,093,000 1,930,000
5. Movements … Cr. 7,800,000 —
6. Supplies, &c. … Cr. 1,650,000 1,750,000
7. Stores … Cr. 11,400,000 *- 10,500,000
8. Works, Buildings and Lands … Cr. 12,700,000 1,285,000
9. Miscellaneous Effective Services … 14,661,000 *- 8,493,000
10. Non-effective Services … Cr. 836,000 —
Total, Army (Supplementary) 1947–48 …£ 15,000,000 *- 33,528,000
* Deficit

Question put, and agreed to.

CIVIL (EXCESSES), 1946–47.
"That a sum, not exceeding £11,422 19s. 5d., be granted to His Majesty, to make good excesses on certain grants for Civil Services for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1947."
Schedule.
Class and Vote Excess of Expenditure over Estimate. Appropriations in Aid. Excess Votes.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Class II.
5. United Nations … 10,094 5 2 — 10,094 5 2
Class VI.
5. Export Credits (Special Guarantees) … 93 10 2 83 10 2 10 0 0
Class VIII.
4. Superannuation and Retired Allowances … 5,573 4 3 4,254 10 0 1,318 14 3
Total Civil (Excesses) … £11,422 19 5
Question put, and agreed to.
NAVY (EXCESS), 1946–47.
"That a sum, not exceeding £7,655,466 2s., be granted to His Majesty, to make good an excess on the grants for Navy Services for the year ended on the 31st day of March 1947."
Schedule.
DEFICITS. SURPLUSES.
Navy Services, 1946–47 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. Wages, &c, of Officers, Seamen, Boys and Royal Marines, and Women's Royal Naval Service 8,583,947 4 9 — — 2,040,391 11 11
2. Victualling and Clothing for the Navy 504,606 5 7 — — 1,400,257 13 1
3. Medical Establishments and Services 351,543 16 0 — — 43,243 19 9
4. Civilians Employed on Fleet Services 1,689,131 10 11 759 0 2 — —
5 Educational Services — — 28,173 13 3 21,624 1 4
6. Scientific Services — 40,803 15 5 334,782 12 9 —
7. Royal Naval Reserves — 100 0 0 123,400 0 10 —
8. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.—
Section I.—Personnel — 241,452 6 6 111,829 12 9 —
Section II.—Matériel 1,778,867 8 2 — — 2,341,650 2 1
Section III.—Contract Work 3,403,903 15 2 — — 1,258,152 4 3
9. Naval Armaments 271,169 10 7 — — 1,360,466 16 6
10 Works, Buildings and Repairs at Home and Abroad — 38,496 3 10 296,826 19 5 —
11. Miscellaneous Effective Services 1,374,421 13 5 — — 1,449,696 14 0
12. Admiralty Office — 4,433 1 10 90,953 2 2 —
13. Non-effective Services (Naval and Marine)—Officers — — 59,895 16 3 26,070 19 7
14. Non-effective Services (Naval and Marine)—Men 135,883 11 10 — — 105 15 0
15. Civil Superannuation, Allowances and Gratuities 11,031 16 3 — — 1,435 9 1
16. Merchant Shipbuilding, &c. — — 202,187 13 8 65,379 9 2
17. Balances Irrecoverable and Claims Abandoned 481,439 8 5 — — —
18,585,946 1 1 326,044 7 9 1,248,049 11 1 10,008,474 15 9
Excess Vote — — 7,655,466 2 0 —
18,585,946 1 1 326,044 7 9 8,903,515 13 1 10,008,474 15 9
£18,911,990 8 10 £18,911,990 8 10

Question put, and agreed to.