§ [2ND ALLOTTED DAY]
§ Considered in Committee.
§ [Colonel Sir CHARLES MACANDREW in the Chair]
§ CIVIL ESTIMATES AND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH ESTIMATE FOR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, 1952–53 (VOTE ON ACCOUNT)
§
Motion made and Question proposed,
That a sum, not exceeding £918,376,000 be granted to Her Majesty, on account, for or towards defraying the charges for the following Civil and Revenue Departments and for the Ministry of Defence for the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1953, namely:
| CIVIL ESTIMATES | ||
| CLASS I | ||
| £ | ||
| 1. | House of Lords | 35,000 |
| 2. | House of Commons | 300,000 |
| 3. | Registration of Electors | 300,000 |
| 4. | Treasury and Subordinate Departments | 1,150,000 |
| 5. | Privy Council Office | 11,000 |
| 6. | Privy Seal Office. | 2,500 |
| 7. | Charity Commission | 27,000 |
| 8. | Civil Service Commission | 133,000 |
| 9. | Exchequer and Audit Department | 147,000 |
| 10. | Government Actuary | 15,000 |
| 11. | Government Chemist | 80,500 |
| 12. | Government Hospitality | 25,000 |
| 13. | The Mint | 10 |
| 14. | National Debt Office | 10 |
| 15. | National Savings Committee | 265,000 |
| 16. | Overlapping Income Tax Payments | 3,500 |
| 17. | Public Record Office | 30,500 |
| 18. | Public Works Loan Commission | 10 |
| 19. | Repayments to the Local Loans Fund. | 6,000 |
| 20. | Royal Commissions, &c. | 49,870 |
| 21. | Secret Service. | 1,500,000 |
| 22. | Tithe Redemption Commission | 10 |
| 23. | Silver | 10 |
| 24. | American Aid Counterpart Funds | 400,000 |
| 25. | Miscellaneous Expenses | 50,500 |
| Scotland:— | ||
| 26. | Scottish Home Department | 285,000 |
| 27. | Scottish Record Office | 9,500 |
| £ | ||
| Scotland:— | ||
| 14. | Public Education | 9,100,000 |
| 15. | National Galleries | 12,000 |
| 16. | National Library | 6,500 |
| REVENUE DEPARMENTS | ||
| £ | ||
| 1. | Customs and Excise | 3,860,000 |
| 2. | Inland Revenue | 11,000,000 |
| 3. | Post Office | 70,000,000 |
| Total for Revenue Departments | £84,860,000 | |
| Ministry of Defence | £5,800,000 | |
| Total for Civil Estimates and Estimates for Revenue Departments together with Estimate for the Ministry of Defence | £918,376,000 |