HC Deb 12 July 1955 vol 543 cc1875-9

Considered in Committee.

[Sir RHYS HOPKIN MORRIS in the Chair]

I. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1954, 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 £6,187,988 5s. 7d. viz.:—

Schedule
No. of Vote Navy Services, 1953–54 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, &c., of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines 229,854 17 2 — — 159,106 15 9
2. Victualling and Clothing for the Navy — 1,830,344 11 9 3,353,342 17 10 —
3. Medical Establishments and Services 5,733 9 5 — — 5,543 2 3
4. Civilians employed on Fleet Services — 20,654 8 8 163,461 10 11 —
5. Educational Services — — 54,834 16 8 20,316 13 10
6. Scientific Services 190,696 1 5 — — 93,029 13 5
7. Royal Naval Reserves — — 137,430 5 8 1,459 8 4
8. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.—
Section I.—Personnel — — 344,378 6 3 132,664 13 1
Section II.—Matériel — 3,026,427 14 4 3,590,490 8 11 —
Section III.—Contract Work — 1,315,689 2 7 3,086,927 7 10 —
9. Naval Armaments — 1,607,590 7 11 1,709,733 18 10 —
10. Works, Buildings and Repairs at Home and Abroad — — 2,256,969 6 8 23,211 5 7
11. Miscellaneous Effective Services — — 175,843 15 2 390,401 7 10
12. Admiralty Office 119,866 0 4 — — 15,678 16 11
13. Non-Effective Services — — 15,861 18 10 121,411 13 8
14. Merchant Shipbuilding and Repair — — 3,940 18 3 1,609 14 1
15. Additional Married Quarters — 1,473,000 0 0 157,749 0 8 —
Balances Irrecoverable and Claims Abandoned 7,552 18 1 — — —
553,703 6 5 9,273,706 5 3 15,050,964 12 6 964,433 4 9
Total Deficits: Total Surpluses:
£9,827,409 11s. 8d. £16,015,397 17s. 3d.
Net Surplus £6,187,988 5s. 7d.

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised:

  1. (1) the application of so much of the realised surplus on Vote 10 for Navy Services as is necessary to meet the net deficit of £1,315,250 19s. 4d. on Vote 15 that would otherwise have been met by issues out of the Consolidated Fund under the Armed Forces (Housing Loans) Acts, 1949 and 1953.
  2. (2) the application of so much of the remainder of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Navy Services as is necessary to make good the remainder of the said total deficits on other Grants for Navy Services.

Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned.—[Mr. H. Brooke.] II. Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended 31st day of March, 1954, 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 £42,667,050 2s. 4d., viz.:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 49,650,553 6 1
Total Deficits … 6,983,503 3 9
Net Surplus … £42,667,050 2 4

And Whereas the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised:

Schedule
No. of Vote Army Services, 1953–54 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, &c., of the Army — 593,560 16 6 6,017,889 7 3 —
2. Reserve Forces, Territorial Army, Home Guard and Cadet Forces — — 1,100,474 14 6 54,666 2 6
3. War Office 131,376 5 8 2,215 14 0 — —
4. Civilians — — 4,019,106 5 1 116,176 12 10
5. Movements — — 593,919 12 0 416,413 2 6
6. Supplies, &c. — — 3,240,250 13 8 1,938,502 9 8
7. Stores — — 20,392,414 0 0 1,081,552 4 6
8. Works, Buildings and Lands — — 6,799,059 5 1 942,819 6 9
9. Miscellaneous Effective Services — — 384,432 9 6 1,191,991 2 10
10. Non-Effective Services 582,562 3 8 18,106 1 8 — —
11. Additional Married Quarters — 5,500,000 0 0 1,360,885 17 5 —
— Balances Irrecoverable and Claims Abandoned 155,682 2 3 — — —
869,620 11 7 6,113,882 12 2 43,908,432 4 6 5,742,121 1 7
Total Deficits: Total Surpluses:
£6,983,503 3s. 9d. £49,650,553 6s. 1d.
Net Surplus £42,667,050 2s. 4d.

III. Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1954, 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

(1) the application of so much of the realised surplus on Vote 8 for Army Services as is necessary to meet the net deficit of £4,139,114 2s. 7d. on Vote II that would otherwise have been met by issues out of the Consolidated Fund under the Armed Forces (Housing Loans) Acts, 1949 and 1953.

(2) the application of so much of the remainder of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Army Services as is necessary to make good the remainder of the said total deficits on other Grants for Army Services.

Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned.—[Mr. H. Brooke.]

Grants for Air Services over the net expenditure is £79,760,849 16s. 11d., viz.:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 85,106,577 7 4
Total Deficits … 5,345,727 10 5
Net Surplus … £79,760,849 16 11

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of Her 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
No. of Vote Air Services, 1953–54 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, &c., of the Air Force 36,698 16 4 — — 473,680 17 1
2. Reserve and Auxiliary Services 55,516 18 3 — — 725 5 8
3. Air Ministry 94,969 19 8 6,131 4 8 — —
4. Civilians at Outstations — 436,288 0 2 89,929 6 10 —
5. Movements — — 495,998 14 6 470,484 13 1
6. Supplies — — 9,334,454 1 2 483,841 5 2
7. Aircraft and Stores — 3,473,743 15 4 45,768,457 15 11 —
8. Works and Lands — 1,127,513 10 2 26,380,752 2 5 —
9. Miscellaneous Effective Services — — 1,441,302 15 7 71,622 11 2
10. Non-effective Services 96,243 10 4 — — 95,327 18 9
— Balances Irrecoverable and Claims Abandoned 18,621 15 6 — — —
302,051 0 1 5,043,676 10 4 83,510,894 16 5 1,595,682 10 11
Total Deficits: Total Surpluses:
£5,345,727 10s. 5d. £85,106,577 7s. 4d.
Net Surplus £79,760,849 16s. 11d.

Resolutions to be reported Tomorrow.