Supplementary Estimate 2024–25

Caroline Nokes Excerpts

Wednesday 5th March 2025 Commons Chamber

The Deputy Speaker then put the Questions on the outstanding estimates (Standing Order No. 55).

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)]

With the leave of the House, I will put the Questions on motions 3 to 8 together.

Estimates 2025–26 (Navy) Vote A

Resolved,

That, during the year ending with 31 March 2026, a number not exceeding 39,850 all ranks be maintained for Naval and Marine Service and that numbers in the Reserve Naval and Marines Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2025–26, HC 638.

Estimates 2025-26 (Army) Vote A

Resolved,

That, during the year ending with 31 March 2026, a number not exceeding 97,940 all ranks be maintained for Army Service and that numbers in the Reserve Land Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2025–26, HC 638.

Estimates 2025-26 (Air) Vote A

Resolved,

That, during the year ending with 31 March 2026, a number not exceeding 35,800 all ranks be maintained for Air Force Service and that numbers in the Reserve Air Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2025–26, HC 638.

Estimates, Excesses 2023–24

[Relevant document: Eleventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Excess Votes 2023–24, HC 719.]

Resolved,

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2024:

(1) resources, not exceeding £219,401,000, be authorised to make good excesses for use for current purposes as set out in the Statements of Excesses 2023–24, HC 657 and HC 725, and

(2) resources, not exceeding £2,417,000, be authorised to make good excesses for use for capital purposes as so set out.

Supplementary Estimates 2024–25

Resolved,

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2025:

(1) further resources, not exceeding £99,602,165,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 613, HC 655 and HC 661,

(2) the resources authorised for capital purposes be reduced by £25,436,251,000 as so set out, and

(3) the sum authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund be reduced by £1,683,639,000.

Estimates, Vote on Account 2025–26

Resolved,

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2026:

(1) resources, not exceeding £402,046,708,000 be authorised, on account, for use for current purposes as set out in HC 446, HC 605, HC 614, HC 656, HC 660, HC 662 and HC 706,

(2) resources, not exceeding £92,524,444,000, be authorised, on account, for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) a sum, not exceeding £409,837,337,000, be granted to His Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund, on account, and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Justin Madders.)

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolutions;

That the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Darren Jones, Emma Reynolds and James Murray bring in the Bill.

Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill

Presentation and First Reading

James Murray accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2024, 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2026; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 193).