Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 July 1947.
"II. Whereas it appears by the Army Services Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March 1946 that, as shown in the Schedule hereunto appended, the total surpluses and deficits on Army Votes for that year are as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Total Surpluses, viz.:— | |||||||||
| Surpluses of actual as compared with estimated receipts (Votes 2–15) | … | … | … | — | 30,250,475 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Total Deficits, viz.:— | |||||||||
| Deficiencies of actual as compared with estimated receipts (Vote 1) | … | … | … | 188,365,139 | 3 | 11 | — | ||
| Excesses of actual over estimated gross expenditure | … | … | … | 1,309,873,523 | 17 | 2 | — | ||
| 1,498,238,663 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Net Deficit charged to the Vote of Credit | £1,467,988,187 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
