§ Colonel DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amount expended on fighting services in England during the financial years 1914–15 and 1925–26; the total amount expended on similar Services by Italy during the corresponding period; and the percentage relation borne by these amounts to the national revenue of the two countries?
§ Mr. McNE1LLThe following statement gives such particulars as are readily available, but I am unable to say how far the Italian figures can be treated as comparable to our own.
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DEFENCE EXPENDITURE. United Kingdom. Effective. Middle East. Annual Charges for Service of previous Naval and Military Works Loans. Total (exclusive of non-effective payments). Revenue. Defence Expenditure as per cent. of Revenue. £ £ £ £ £ 1913–14 68,051,000 2,188,000 70,239,000 198,243,000 35.4 1914–15 337,445,000* 2,193,000 339,638,000* 226 694,000 149.8 1925–26 (est). 102,933,000 3,803,000 1,487,000 108,223,000 801,060,000† 13.5 812,062,000‡ 13.3
Italy. Lire. Lire. 1913–14 Particulars not available … … 918,186,000 2,523,746,000 36.4 1914–15 Particulars not available … … 3,225,601,000 2,559,059,000 126.0 1925–26 (est.) Particulars not available … … 4,352,290.000 16,536,000,000 26.3 *Including Issues from Vote of Credit, £263,620,000. †Estimated. ‡Actual.