§ [9TH ALLOTTED DAY]
§ REPORT [14th March]
§ CIVIL ESTIMATES AND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENTS, SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1959–60; ARMY ESTIMATES, 1960–61; ARMY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1959–60; ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES ESTIMATES, 1960–61; ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1959–60; WAR OFFICE PURCHASING (REPAYMENT) SERVICES ESTIMATE, 1960–61; CIVIL ESTIMATES AND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENTS, SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1959–60; MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1959–60
§ Resolutions reported,
§ CIVIL ESTIMATES AND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENTS, SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1959–60
§ CLASS II
§ VOTE 5. COMMONWEALTH SERVICES
§ 1. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, 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, 1960, for sundry Commonwealth services, including subscriptions to certain international organisations and certain grants in aid; the salaries and expenses of Pensions Appeal Tribunals in the Republic of Ireland; a grant to the Republic of Ireland in respect of compensation to transferred officers; and certain expenditure in connection with former Burma services.
§ VOTE 5. COMMONWEALTH SERVICES
§ 2. That a further Supplementary sum, not exceeeding £10, 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, 1960, for sundry Commonwealth services, including subscriptions to certain international organisations and certain grants in aid; the salaries and expenses of Pensions Appeal Tribunals in the Republic of Ireland; a grant to the Republic of Ireland in respect of compensation to transferred officers; and certain expenditure in connection with former Burma services.
§ VOTE 8. COLONIAL SERVICES
§ 3. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10 be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment 1130 during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1960, for sundry Colonial Services, including subscriptions to certain international organisations and grants in aid; certain expenditure in connection with the liabilities of the former Government of Palestine; certain expenditure in connection with and grants in aid to Cyprus; and certain non-effective services.
§ VOTE 8. COLONIAL SERVICES
§ 4. That a further Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, 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, 1960, for sundry Colonial services, including subscriptions to certain international organisations and grants in aid; certain expenditure in connection with the liabilities of the former Government of Palestine; certain expenditure in connection with and grants in aid to Cyprus; and certain non-effective services.
§ VOTE 9. DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE (COLONIES, ETC.)
§ 5. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £1,400,000, 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, 1960. in respect of schemes made under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act for the development of the resources of colonies, protectorates, protected states and trust territories, and the welfare of their peoples.
§ VOTE 10. DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE (FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND, AND SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSION TERRITORIES)
§ 6. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £108,000 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, 1960, in respect of schemes made under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act for the development of the resources of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and of the South African High Commission Territories, and the welfare of their peoples.
§ CLASS VIII
§ VOTE 2. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES
§ 7. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £7,280,500, 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, 1960, by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for grants and subsidies to farmers and others for the encouragement of food production and the improvement of agriculture; for payments and services in implementation of agricultural price guarantees; and for certain other services including a payment to the Exchequer of Northern Ireland.
1131§ CLASS VI
§ VOTE 2. BOARD OF TRADE (ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY AND TRADING SERVICES)
§ 8. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £1,002,000, 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, 1960, for the expenditure of the Board of Trade on assistance and subsidies to certain industries, and on trading and other services; subscriptions to international organisations and grants in aid.
§ CLASS V
§ VOTE 5. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
§ 9. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £23,586,640, 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, 1960, for the provision of national health services for England and
§ ARMY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1959-60
§ 11. That a further Supplementary sum, not exceeding £4,000,000, 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 1960, 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, etc., of the Army | 4,640,000 | *—700,000 |
| 2. | Reserve Forces, Territorial Army, Home Guard and Cadet Forces | 1,160,000 | * —80,000 |
| 3. | Salaries, wages, etc | 330,000 | — |
| 4. | Civilians | 760,000 | * —140,000 |
| 5. | Movements | 70,000 | 700,000 |
| 6. | Supplies, etc | 240,000 | * —270,000 |
| 7. | Stores | Cr. 3,500,000 | — |
| 8. | Works, Buildings and Lands | Cr. 1,570,000 | — |
| 9. | Miscellaneous Effective Services | 300,000 | — |
| 10. | Non-Effective Services | 1,570,000 | 30,000 |
| 11. | Additional Married Quarters | — | * —460,000 |
| Total, Army (Supplementary) 1959–60 | £4,000,000 | * —£920,000 | |
| * Deficit. |
§ ARMY
§ ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES ESTIMATE, 1960–61
§ 12. That a sum, not exceeding £7,400,000, be granted to Her Majesty, for the expenses of operating the Royal Ordnance Factories which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1961.
1132§ Wales and other services connected therewith, including payments to Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. medical services for pensioners etc., disabled as a result of war, or of service in the Armed Forces after the 2nd day of September, 1939, certain training arrangements including certain grants in aid, the purchase of appliances, equipment, stores, etc., necessary for the services, and certain expenses in connection with civil defence.
§ ARMY ESTIMATES, 1960–61
§ 10. That a sum, not exceeding £39,990,100, 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, 1961, for expenditure in respect of Army Services, viz.:—
| Vote | £ | ||
| 10. | Non-Effective Services | … | 39,990,000 |
| 11. | Additional Married Quarters | … | 100 |
| £39,990,100 |
§ ARMY
§ ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORIES SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1959–60
§ 13. That a further Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, 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 1960, for expenditure beyond the sum already provided for the expenses of operating the Royal Ordnance Factories.
1133§ ARMY
§ WAR OFFICE PURCHASING (REPAYMENT) SERVICES ESTIMATE, 1960–61
§ 14. That a sum, not exceeding £100, be granted to Her Majesty, for expenditure incurred by the War Office on the supply of munitions, common-user and other articles for the Government service, and on miscellaneous supply, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1961.
§ CIVIL ESTIMATES AND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENTS, SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1959–60
§ 15. hat a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £44,633,732, 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 1960, for expenditure in respect of the following Supplementary Estimates, viz.:—
§ CIVIL ESTIMATES
| CLASS I | ||
| £ | ||
| 1. | House of Lords | 15,182 |
| 4. | Treasury and Subordinate Departments | 192,500 |
| 6. | Charity Commission | 8,482 |
| 7. | Civil Service Commission | 47,092 |
| 8. | Crown Estate Office | 8,049 |
| 10. | Friendly Societies Registry | 10,615 |
| 11. | Government Actuary | 10 |
| 15. | National Debt Office | 10 |
| 17. | Public Record Office | 10 |
| 21. | Tithe Redemption Commission | 10 |
| 22B. | Civil Service Remuneration | 1,558,600 |
| 24. | Scottish Record Office | 10 |
| CLASS II | ||
| 1. | Foreign Service | 525,285 |
| 2. | Foreign Office Grants and Services | 788,900 |
| 4. | Commonwealth Relations Office | 10 |
| 6. | Oversea Settlement | 10 |
| 7. | Colonial Office | 73,000 |
| CLASS III | ||
| 1. | Home Office | 174,370 |
| 3. | Police, England and Wales | 902,024 |
| 4. | Prisons, England and Wales | 10 |
| 8. | Supreme Court of Judicature, etc | 45,640 |
| 9. | County Courts | 469,847 |
| 11. | Land Registry | 10 |
| 12. | Public Trustee | 10 |
| 13. | Law Charges | 35,300 |
| 14. | Miscellaneous Legal Expenses | 4,000 |
| 21. | Law Charges and Courts of Law, Scotland | 45,188 |
| 22. | Department of the Registers of Scotland | 10 |
| 23. | Supreme Court of Judicature, etc.. Northern Ireland | 12,773 |
| CLASS IV | ||
| £ | ||
| 1. | Ministry of Education | 10 |
| 4. | Imperial War Museum | 500 |
| 5. | London Museum | 2,893 |
| 6. | National Gallery | 157,975 |
| 7. | Tate Gallery | 12,238 |
| 8. | National Maritime Museum | 1,297 |
| 9. | National Portrait Gallery | 1,600 |
| 10. | Wallace Collection | 3,517 |
| 11. | Grants for Science and the Arts | 10 |
| 12. | Universities and Colleges, etc., Great Britain | 600,000 |
| 13. | Broadcasting | 952,000 |
| 17. | National Library, Scotland | 20,000 |
| CLASS V | ||
| 3. | Exchequer Grants to Local Revenues, England and Wales | 8,030,000 |
| 4. | Ministry of Health | 322,530 |
| 6. | Medical Research Council | 43,970 |
| 7. | Registrar General's Office | 1,940 |
| 8. | War Damage Commission | 28,550 |
| 9. | Department of Health for Scotland | 158,125 |
| 10. | National Health Service, Scotland | 2,032,400 |
| 12. | Exchequer Grants to Local Revenues, Scotland | 941,000 |
| 13. | Registrar General's Office, Scotland | 3,500 |
| CLASS VI | ||
| 1. | Board of Trade | 430,000 |
| 3. | Board of Trade (Former Strategic Stocks) | 10 |
| 4. | Services in Development Areas | 10 |
| 9. | Ministry of Labour | 854,000 |
| CLASS VII | ||
| 1. | Ministry of Works | 10 |
| 3. | Public Buildings, etc., United Kingdom | 10 |
| 4. | Public Buildings Overseas | 10 |
| 7. | Historic Buldings and Ancient Monuments | 32,000 |
| CLASS VIII | ||
| 1. | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 545,000 |
| 3. | Agricultural and Food Services | 4,918,480 |
| 5. | Fishery Grants and Services | 3,689,000 |
| 10. | Forestry Commission | 32,000 |
| 12. | Fisheries (Scotland) and Herring Industry | 73,050 |
| CLASS IX | ||
| 1. | Ministry of Transport | 434,300 |
| 3. | Transport (Shipping and Special Services | 124,000 |
| 6A. | Office of the Minister for Science | 8,000 |
| 7. | Atomic Energy | 10 |
§ MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1959–60
§ 16. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, will be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1960, for the salaries and expenses of the Ministry of Defence; expenses in connection with International Defence Organisations, including international subscriptions; and certain grants in aid.
§ First Resolution read a Second time.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution.