§ Major POLEasked the Secretary of State for India what is the present position with regard to the claim of the War Office to a contribution by India towards the cost of raising, training, equipping, and transporting annual Army reliefs and drafts from England; and what is
Cost of Raising, Training and Equipping (i.e. Capitation Rate Payments) and Transporting (Sea Transport) Annual Reliefs and Drafts from England. Year. Capitation payment (Cost of Raising, Training and Equipping). Cost of Sea Transport* (after allowing for annual contribution by War Office of £130,000). To the nearest thousand. Total. £ £ £ 1920–21 … 2,018,000 774,000 2,792,000 1921–22 … 1,959,000 704,000 2,663,000 1922–23 … 1,663,000 568,000 2,231,000 1923–24 … 1,700,000 483,000 2,183,000 1924–25 … 1,455,000 348,000 1,803,000 1925–26 … 1,400,000 464,000 1,864,000 1926–27 … 1,400,000† 409,000 1,809,000 1927–28 … 1,400,000† 326,000 1,726,000 1928–29 … 1,400,000† 407,000 1,807,000 1929–30 … 1,400,000† 370,000‡ 1,770,000 * These figures include the cost of passage between India and United Kingdom of personnel of the Indian Army. † Provisional: subject to adjustment. ‡ Estimate.
§ Major POLEasked the Secretary of State for India the amount in British currency contributed for the upkeep of the British Army in India by Indian revenues for each of the past five years; and what proportion this is of the total Indian revenue in each of these years?
§ Mr. BENNNo figures are available showing separately the cost of the British Army in India, as distinct from the total military expenditure borne by
634Wthe total sum paid by India on this account during each of the last 10 years for which figures are available?
§ Mr. BENNThe incidence of these charges is under discussion with His Majesty's Government. The sums paid by India during the past 10 years are given below.
Indian revenues. The distribution of military expenditure under the various heads is shown in the annual Finance and Revenue Accounts, of which copies are available in the Library of the House.