Colonel Ponsonsbyasked the Secretary of State for War if he will state, with
— Amountsspent year1944/45. Amountsspent 6months ended30.9.45. Amountsallotted 6months ended31.3.46. Amountsallotted year1946/47. £ £ £ £ Bedford … … 4,004 1,901 1,550 2,900 Buckingham … … 4,535 1,854 1,600 3,040 Cambridge … … 4,526 1,817 1,550 2,945 Essex … … 8,348 4,617 3,300 6,270 Hertford … … 6,546 3,210 2,200 4,180 Hunts and Northants … … 7,513 2,770 2,000 3,800 Kent … … 14,690 4,869 4,300 7,450 Norfolk … … 8,149 2,674 2,000 3,800 Suffolk … … 4,893 2,058 1,750 3,325 Surrey … … 13,773 4,708 4,000 7,600 Sussex … … 8,221 3,727 3,000 5,700 The allotments made for the current financial year, shown in the last column of the above table, were based generally on the rate of expenditure authorised for recent months adjusted for anticipated changes in the volume of work, etc., during this year.