HC Deb 15 March 1956 vol 550 cc670-2

That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £58,542,438, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1956, for expenditure in respect of the following Supplementary Estimate, viz.:—

CIVIL ESTIMATES
CLASS I
£
4. Treasury and Subordinate Departments 19,500
8. Civil Service Commission 12,700
9. Exchequer and Audit Department 1,100
12. Government Chemist 3,235
14. The Royal Mint 10
15. National Debt Office 10
16. National Savings Committee 30,000
24. Miscellaneous Expenses 10
26. Scottish Record Office 10
CLASS II
2. Foreign Office Grants and Services 9,875,025
4. United Nations 300,000
6. Commonwealth Services 10
9. Colonial Services 10
CLASS III
1. Home Office 42,000
2. Home Office (Civil Defence Services) 10
3. Police, England and Wales 1,845,000
7. Carlisle State Management District 10
8. Supreme Court of Judicature &c. 10
9. County Courts 134,915
13. Law Charges 7,000
15. Scottish Home Department (Civil Defence Services) 10
16. Police, Scotland 239,000
17. Prisons, Scotland 9,000
19. Fire Services, Scotland 16,800
20. State Management Districts, Scotland 10
21. Law Charges and Courts of Law, Scotland 10
22. Department of the Registers of Scotland 10
23. Supreme Court of Judicature, &c., Northern Ireland 10

CLASS IV
£
4. Imperial War Museum 10
8. National Maritime Museum 343
11. Grants for Science and the Arts 92,000
13. Broadcasting 802,000
CLASS V
I. Ministry of Housing and Local Government 10
2. Housing, England and Wales 1,700,000
5. National Health Service, England and Wales 11,499,010
7. Registrar General's Office 10
9. War Damage Commission 10
11. National Health Service, Scotland 1,122,640
CLASS VI
1. Board of Trade 128,000
2. Board of Trade (Assistance to Industry and Trading Services) 10
8. Ministry of Labour and National Service 168,000
9. Ministry of Supply 5,400,000
CLASS VII
1. Ministry of Works 775,000
10. Stationery and Printing 635,000
11. Central Office of Information 37,700
CLASS VIII
4. Fishery Grants and Services 800,000
9. Forestry Commission 150,000
12. Department of Agriculture for Scotland 10
Schedule
Sums not exceeding
Supply Grants Appropriations in Aid
Vote £ £
1. Pay, &c., of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines … Cr. 100,000 —
2. Victualling and Clothing for the Navy … … … Cr. 500,000 *- 400,000
4. Civilians employed on Fleet Services … … … 550,000 —
6. Scientific Services … … … 800,000 —
7. Royal Naval Reserves … … … 100,000 —
8. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.—
Section I—Personnel … … … 1,850,010 600,000
Section II—Matériel … … … 950,000 2,150,000
Section III—Contract Work … … … Cr. 3,700,000 —
9. Naval Armaments … … … Cr. 500,000 750,000
10. Works, Buildings and Repairs at Home and Abroad … 170,000 200,000
11. Miscellaneous Effective Services … … … Cr. 100,000 —
12. Admiralty Office … … … 180,000 —
13. Non-Effective Services … … … 300,000 —
15. Additional Married Quarters … … … — *- 300,000
Total, Navy (Supplementary) 1955–56 … £ 10 3,000,000
* Deficit

Question put and agreed to.

CLASS IX
£
1. Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation 593,100
2. Roads, etc. 838,000
4. Civil Aviation 10
7. Atomic Energy 3,550,000
8. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 10
CLASS X
1. Superannuation and Retired Allowances 330,550
2. Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance 83,800
4. National Insurance and Family Allowances 494,000
REVENUE DEPARTMENTS
1. Customs and Excise 108,800
2. Inland Revenue 500,000
3. Post Office 16,199,000
£58,542,438

Question put and agreed to.