[20TH Allotted Day.]
REPORT. [31ST JULY.]
Resolutions reported:
CIVIL ESTIMATES AND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1941.
CLASS II.
VOTE 11. INDIA AND BURMA SERVICES.
1. "That a sum, not exceeding £ 1,460,743, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for the salaries and expenses of the Department of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India and His Majesty's Secretary of State for Burma, and a grant in aid of military expenditure from Indian Revenues."
Class VIII.
VOTE 2. MINISTRY OF PENSIONS.
2. "That a sum, not exceeding £ 22,008,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for the salaries and expenses of the Ministry of Pensions, payments in respect of war pensions, gratuities and allowances, sundry contributions in respect thereof and other services."
CIVIL ESTIMATES, 1941.
CLASS I.
3. "That a sum, not exceeding £ 1,587,562, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in class I of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | House of Lords Offices | 37,606 |
| 2. | House of Commons | 321,700 |
3.
| Registration of Electors | 30,000 |
| 4. | Treasury and Subordinate Departments (including Supplementary sums of £ 16,760 and £1,386) | 408,772 |
| 5. | Privy Council Office | 11,057 |
| 6. | Privy Seal Office | 4,898 |
| 7. | Charity Commission | 27.473 |
| 8. | Civil Service Commission | 27,010 |
| 9. | Exchequer and Audit Department | 131,276 |
| 10. | Friendly Societies' Deficiency | 3.326 |
| 11. | Government Actuary | 22,639 |
| 12. | Government Chemist | 63,520 |
| 13. | Import Duties Advisory Committee | 38,239 |
| £ | ||
| 14. | The Mint | 90 |
| 15. | National Debt Office | 4,827 |
| 16. | National Savings Committee | 184,683 |
| 17. | Public Record Office | 28,855 |
| 18. | Public Works Loan Commission | 15.479 |
| 19. | Repayments to the Local Loans Fund (including a Supplementary sum of £19,275) | 26,175 |
| 20. | Royal Commissions, &c. | 18,000 |
| 21. | Miscellaneous Expenses | 34.177 |
| 22. | Secret Service | 90 |
| 23. | Treasury Chest Fund | 7.085 |
| 24. | Tithe Redemption Commission | 90 |
| 25. | Scottish Home Department | 124,410 |
| 26. | Repayments to the Civil Contingencies Fund | 16,085 |
| £ 1,587,562" |
CLASS II.
4. "That a sum, not exceeding £ 6,768,688, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class II of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Foreign Office | 564.769 |
| 2. | Diplomatic and Consular Services | 1,709,223 |
| 3. | League of Nations | 3,000 |
| 4. | Dominions Office | 51,840 |
| 5. | Dominion Services | 172,606 |
| 6. | Oversea Settlement | 7,530 |
| 7. | Colonial Office | I59.450 |
| 8. | Colonial and Middle Eastern Services | 3,522,980 |
| 9. | Development and Welfare (Colonies, &c.) | 553.010 |
| 10. | Development and Welfare (South African High Commission Territories, &c.) | 23,000 |
| 12. | Imperial War Graves Commission | 1,280 |
| £6,768,688 " |
CLASS III.
5. "That a sum, not exceeding £11,084,399, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class III of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Home Office | 946,471 |
| 2. | Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum | 71,400 |
| 3. | Police, England and Wales | 6,523,100 |
| 4. | Prisons, England and Wales | 764,940 |
| 5. | Approved Schools, &c,England and Wales | 516,400 |
| 6. | Supreme Court of Judicature, &c. | 90 |
| 7. | County Courts | 149,777 |
| £ | ||
| 8. | Land Registry | 118,146 |
| 9. | Public Trustee | 8,872 |
| 10. | Law Charges | 105,653 |
| 11. | Miscellaneous Legal Expenses | 19,282 |
| Scotland. | ||
| 12. | Police, Scotland | 1,027,070 |
| 13. | Prisons, Scotland | 109,410 |
| 14. | Approved Schools, &c. | 48,240 |
| 15. | Scottish Land Court | 4,768 |
| 16. | Law Charges and Courts of Law | 41.875 |
| 17. | Register House, Edinburgh | 17,819 |
| Ireland. | ||
| 18. | Northern Ireland Services. | 3,562 |
| 19. | Supreme Court of Judicature, &c, Northern Ireland | 8,572 |
| 20. | Irish Land Purchase Services | 598,952 |
| £11,084,399" | ||
CLASS IV.
6. "That a sum, not exceeding £41,049,786, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class IV of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1 | Board of Education | 35.915.639 |
| 2. | British Museum | 115,690 |
| 3. | British Museum (Natural History) | 73,913 |
| 4. | Imperial War Museum | 8,417 |
| 5. | London Museum | 2,701 |
| 6. | National Gallery | 26,413 |
| 7. | National Maritime Museum | 7,743 |
| 8. | National Portrait Gallery | 6,365 |
| 9. | Wallace Collection | 8,603 |
| 10. | Scientific Investigation, &c. | 125,357 |
| 11. | Universities and Colleges, Great Britain | 1,148,542 |
| 12. | Broadcasting | 3,600,000 |
| Scotland. | ||
| 14. | National Galleries | 7,399 |
| 15. | National Library | 3,004 |
| £41,049,786 | ||
CLASS V.
7. "That a sum, not exceeding £ 19,619,209, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class v of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Ministry of Health | 17,646,200 |
| 2. | Board of Control | 126,962 |
| 3. | Registrar General's Office | 135,571 |
| 4. | National Insurance Audit Department | 114,320 |
| 5. | Friendly Societies Registry | 34,170 |
| £ | ||
| 6. | Old Age Pensions | 33,016,000 |
| 7. | Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions | 15,025,000 |
| 8. | Ministry of Labour and National Service | 16,710,000 |
| 9. | Grants in respect of Employment Schemes | 1,710,000 |
| 10. | Commissioner for Special Areas (England and Wales) | 90 |
| 11. | Assistance Board | 13,060,000 |
| 12. | Special Areas Fund | 750,000 |
| 13. | Financial Assistance in Special and other Areas | 133,800 |
| 14. | Supplementary Pensions | 21,120,000 |
| Scotland | ||
| 16. | Board of Control | 13,800 |
| 17. | Registrar General's Office | 23,206 |
| 18. | Commissioner for Special Areas | 90 |
| £119,619,209" | ||
CLASS VI
8. "That a sum, not exceeding £15,262,118, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class VI of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Board of Trade | 440,790 |
| 2. | Mercantile Marine Services | 632,505 |
| 3. | Department of Overseas Trade | 359.672 |
| 4. | Exports Credits | 185,436 |
| 5. | Mines Department of the Board of Trade | 188.092 |
| 6. | Office of Commissioners of Crown Lands | 25.334 |
| 7. | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | 2.359.683 |
| 8. | Land Fertility Improvement | 947.834 |
| 9. | Surveys of Great Britain | 368,750 |
| 10. | Forestry Commission | 250,000 |
| 12. | Roads, &c. | 7,738,000 |
| 13. | Development Fund | 438,000 |
| 14. | Development Grants | 447,010 |
| 15. | Department of Scientific and Industrial Research | 504,903 |
| 16. | State Management Districts | 90 |
| 17. | Clearing Offices | 90 |
| Scotland. | ||
| 18. | Department of Agriculture... | 350,331 |
| 19. | Fisheries | 25,138 |
| 20. | Herring Industry | 460 |
| £15,262,118" | ||
CLASS VII.
9. "That a sum, not exceeding £8,740,503, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class VII of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Art and Science Buildings, Great Britain | 128,370 |
| 2. | Houses of Parliament Buildings | 59,995 |
| 3. | Labour and Health Buildings, Great Britain | 307,055 |
| 4. | Miscellaneous Legal Buildings, Great Britain | 52,590 |
| 5. | Osborne | 10,910 |
| 6. | Ministry of Works and Buildings | 606,470 |
| 7. | Public Buildings, Great Britain | 2,252,980 |
| 8. | Public Buildings Overseas | 72,060 |
| 9. | Royal Palaces | 80,705 |
| I0. | Revenue Buildings | 979,275 |
| 11. | Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens | 153,315 |
| 12. | Rates on Government Property | 1,856,268 |
| 13. | Stationery and Printing | 2.139.195 |
| 14. | Peterhead Harbour | 9,000 |
| 15. | Works and Buildings in Ireland | 32,315 |
| £8,740,503 ' |
CLASS VIII.
10. "That a sum, not exceeding £2,387,794, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class VIII of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Merchant Seamen's War Pensions | 157.794 |
| 3. | Royal Irish Constabulary Pensions, etc. | 780,000 |
| 4. | Superannuation and Retired Allowances | 1,450,000 |
| £2,387,794" |
CLASS IX.
11. "That a sum, not exceeding £32,509,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class IX of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Exchequer Contributions to Local Revenues, England and Wales | 28,025,000 |
| 2. | Exchequer Contributions to Local Revenues, Scotland | 4,484,000 |
| £32,509,000" |
UNCLASSIFIED SERVICES.
12. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,490, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Unclassified Services of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (War Services) | 90 |
| 2. | Department of Agriculture, Scotland (War Services) | 90 |
| 3. | Ministry of Aircraft Production | 90 |
| 4. | Ministry of Economic Warfare | 90 |
| 5. | Ministry of Food | 90 |
| 6. | Ministry of Health (War Services) | 90 |
| 8. | Ministry of Home Security | 90 |
| 9. | Ministry of Information | 90 |
| 10. | Ministry of Labour and National Service (War Services) | 100 |
| 11. | Mines Department of the Board of Trade (War Services) | 100 |
| 12. | Petroleum Department of the Board of Trade | 90 |
| 14. | Ministry of Supply | 90 |
| 16. | Reserve of Plant and Building Materials | 90 |
| 17. | War Damage Commission | 100 |
| 18. | War Damage (Business and Chattels) | 100 |
| 19. | Ministry of War Transport | 100 |
| £1.49O" |
REVENUE DEPARTMENTS ESTIMATES, 1941.
13. "That a sum, not exceeding £ 7l,546,260, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in the Estimates for Revenue Department, namely:
| £ | ||
| 1. | Customs and Excise | 4,294,700 |
| 2. | Inland Revenue | 6,505,560 |
| 3. | Post Office | 60,746,000 |
| £71,546,260" |
NAVY ESTIMATES, 1941.
14. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,700, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Navy Services, namely:
| £ | ||
| 2. | Victualling and Clothing for the Navy | 100 |
| 3. | Medical Establishments and Services | 100 |
| 4. | Civilians employed on Fleet Services | 100 |
| 5. | Educational Services | 100 |
| 6. | Scientific Services | 100 |
| 7. | Royal Naval Reserves | 100 |
| 8. | Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.:— | |
| Section I.—Personnel | 100 | |
| Section II.—Materiel | 100 | |
| Section III.—Contract | ||
| Work | 100 |
| £ | ||
| 9. | Naval Armaments | 100 |
| 10 | Works, Buildings and Repairs at Home and Abroad | 100 |
| 11. | Miscellaneous Effective Services | 100 |
| 12. | Admiralty Office | 100 |
| 13. | Non - Effective Services (Naval and Marine)— Officers | 100 |
| 14. | Non - Effective Services (Naval and Marine)—Men | 100 |
| 15. | Civil Superannuation, Allowances and Gratuities | 100 |
| 16. | Merchant Shipbuilding | 100 |
| £1.700" |
ARMY ESTIMATES, 1941.
15. "That a sum, not exceeding £1,400, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Army Services, namely:
| £ | ||
| 2. | Territorial Army and Reserve Forces | 100 |
| 3. | Medical Services | 100 |
| 4. | Educational Establishments | 100 |
| 5. | Quartering and Movements | 100 |
| 6. | Supplies, Road Transport and Remounts | 100 |
| 7. | Clothing | 100 |
| 8. | General Stores | 100 |
| 9. | Warlike Stores | 100 |
| 10. | Works, Buildings and Lands | 100 |
| 11. | Miscellaneous Effective Services | 100 |
| 12. | War Office | 100 |
| 13. | Half-Pay, Retired Pay and other Non - Effective Charges for Officers | 100 |
| 14. | Pensions and other Non- Effective Charges for Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Men and others | 100 |
| 15. | Civil Superannuation, Compensation and Gratuities | 100 |
| £1,400" |
AIR ESTIMATES, 1941.
16. "That a sum, not exceeding £900, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1942, for Expenditure in respect of the Air Services, namely:
| £ | ||
| 2. | Quartering, Non-Technical Stores, Supplies and Transportation | 100 |
| 3. | Technical and Warlike Stores | 100 |
| 4. | Works, Buildings and Lands | 100 |
| 5. | Medical Services | 100 |
| 6. | Educational Services | 100 |
| 7. | Reserve and Auxiliary Forces | 100 |
| £ | ||
| 9. | Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services | 100 |
| 10. | Air Ministry | 100 |
| 11. | Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-Effective Services | 100 |
| £900" |