Navy, Army and Air Expenditure

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 July 1947.

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SCHEDULE.
No. of VoteNavy Services, 1945–46, VotesDeficitsSurpluses
Excesses of actual over estimated gross ExpenditureDeficiencies of actual as compared with estimated ReceiptsSurpluses of actual as compared with estimated Receipts
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
1Wages, &c., of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, and of certain other Personnel serving with the Fleet141,425,864181146,890,628169
2Victualling and Clothing for the Navy69,900,9228211,914,474100
3Medical Establishments and Services4,550,488186251,317133
4Civilians employed on Fleet Services4,729,6561193,502180
5Educational Services264,7618095,5431211
6Scientific Services4,639,451181135,07937
7Royal Naval Reserves64,648341000
8Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.:
Section I—Personnel35,051,89495446,642141
Section II—Matériel127,005,04210817,926,91108
Section III—Contract Work173,575,4501625,385,82780
9Naval Armaments46,625,4951027,264,463189
10Works, Buildings and Repairs at Home and Abroad26,413,85887630,004179
11Miscellaneous Effective Services48,006,007459,083,379174
12Admiralty Office6,976,456221,855191
13Non-effective Services (Naval and Marine)—Officers2,155,298795,06465
14Non-effective Services (Naval and Marine)—Men5,957,5119816,7701411
15Civil Superannuation, Allowances and Gratuities2,203,728646,752162
16Merchant Shipbuilding22,220,4551511,939,03215
Balances Irrecoverable and Claims Abandoned76,26789
55,106,623124
Deduct—Sum to be surrendered to the Exchequer in respect of the Excess of Receipts over the total of Appropriations-in-Aid authorised by Parliament8,215,984157
721,843,260151146,890,638169Total Surpluses available
Total Deficits £768,733,899 12 8£46,890,638169
Net Deficit met from Vote of Credit £721,843,260 15 11"
Resolved: "That the application of such surpluses be sanctioned."—[Mr. Glenvil Hall.]