HC Deb 11 July 1956 vol 556 cc30-1W
74. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Defence to what extent the defence Departments have underspent on their Estimates in the first quarter of the current financial year.

Sir W. Monckton

Estimates are prepared on an annual basis and no reliable indications of the possible out-turn of expenditure are available at this early stage in the financial year.