§ Mr. Wiggasked the Minister of Defence if, in the light of the latest information available, he will make a further
—— Actual net expenditure—£ million (a) 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 (b) 1. Pay, etc. of Service personnel 249 262 263 280 272 — 2. Pay, etc. of Reserve forces, etc. 14 18 17 20 19 — 3. Pay, etc. of civilians 124 136 144 155 165 — 4. Movements 52 54 55 53 55 — 5. Supplies 126 155 159 156 147 — 6. Production and research 395 660 662 680 572 — 7. Works 117 149 130 118 133 — 8. Miscellaneous effective services 10 7 13 18 24 — 9. Non-effective charges 36 36 40 40 42 — 10. Totals before appropriation-in-aid of American aid receipts 1,123 1,477 1,483 1,520 1,429 1,566 (d) Actual net expenditure 1,123 1,392 1,358 1,458 1,407 1,536 Total provision voted by Parliament (c) (1,130) (1,429) (1,496) (1,555) (1,504) (1,516) NOTES: (a) For accounting reasons it is not possible to subdivide actual expenditure with complete accuracy into the headings used for Annex II of the annual Statements on Defence. The figures in the table are subject to this qualification. (b) Provisional estimated out-turn; detailed analysis not yet available. (c) Takes account of revised and Supplementary Estimates voted by Parliament. Certain further Supplementary Estimates for 1956–57 have been presented but not yet considered by Parliament. (d) Allowing for receipts from German support costs provisionally estimated at £50m.