§
Sir Geoffrey Howe
[pursuant to his reply, 26 April 1983, c. 291]: Provisional figures for the repayable advances made from the Contingencies Fund in 1982–83 in anticipation of Votes of Parliament are identified in the table below by their relevant class and Vote. Figures for the repayable advances made to Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue in anticipation of revenue are as previously shown. Final figures will be published in the Contingencies Fund accounts in due course.
| Category (A) to meet expenditure in excess of the amount granted in the Vote on Account. |
| Class and Vote |
Title |
Amount |
|
|
|
(£'000) |
| II |
12 |
Budget of the European Communities |
9,304 |
| IV |
5 |
Industrial support: (Department of Energy) |
88,771 |
| IV |
10 |
International trade: export credit services and insurance of investment overseas |
125,000 |
| XIII |
4 |
Economic and financial administration (HM Treasury) |
2,300 |
| XIII |
23 |
Stationery and Printing supplies to the Houses of Parliament etc |
694 |
| XV |
8 |
Housing, Scotland |
13,000 |
| XV |
18 |
National Galleries of Scotland |
464 |
|
|
TOTAL CATEGORY A |
239,533 |
| Category (B) to meet expenditure during the Vote on Account period on new services for which provision has been made in the original Supply Estimate. |
| Class and Vote |
Title |
Amount |
|
|
|
(£'000) |
| IV |
14 |
Special employment measures (Department of Employment) (re-young workers' scheme) |
7,000 |
| XI |
1 |
Health and personal social services, England (re-voluntary work opportunities) |
1,500 |
| XII |
3 |
Family benefits (re-maternity grants) |
4,700 |
| XV |
15 |
Education, libraries, arts and social work, Scotland (re-voluntary work opportunities) |
200 |
|
|
TOTAL CATEGORY (B) |
13,400 |
| Category (C) to meet expenditure on unforeseen new services. |
| Class and Vote |
Title |
Amount |
|
|
|
(£'000) |
| II |
6 |
International subscriptions, special payments etc. (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (re-compensation payments) |
6,613 |
| II |
10 |
Overseas aid (re-Falklands rehabilitation and other) |
5,761 |
| III |
5 |
Support for the fishing industry (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (re-fishing vessel temporary support scheme) |
7,000 |
427W
| Class and Vote |
Title |
Amount |
|
|
|
(£'000) |
| IV |
1 |
Regional and selective assistance etc. (Department of Industry) (re-stockpile of strategic minerals) |
35,000 |
| IV |
4 |
Department of Trade (re-marine and Aviation Insurance (War Risks) Fund) |
4,300 |
| IV |
5 |
Industrial support (Department of Industry) (re-grant to Central Electricity Generating Board) |
15,500 |
| IV |
14 |
Special employment measures (Department of Employment) (re-job splitting scheme) |
50 |
| IV |
21 |
Sale of shares in Britoil (re-fees and expenses) |
11,750 |
| VI |
6 |
Sales of shares in associated British Ports (re-fees and expenses) |
579 |
| VIII |
2 |
Central Environmental services etc. (re-grant to London Zoo) |
700 |
| XV |
2 |
Agricultural services and fisheries, Scotland (re-fishing vessel temporary support scheme) |
7,000 |
| XV |
5 |
Selective assistance and compensation Scotland (re-payment to British Aluminium Company) |
178 |
| XVI |
5 |
Agricultural services, support for the fishing industry, regional and industrial development, Wales (re-fishing vessel temporary support scheme) |
275 |
|
|
TOTAL CATEGORY (C) |
94,706 |
Category (D) to meet expenditure in excess of the provision on those subheads which may not be financed from savings on other subheads
No advances made*
| Category (E) to meet further expenditure on existing services when the cash provision on the vote is exhausted. |
| Class and Vote |
Title |
Amount |
|
|
|
(£'000) |
| I |
2 |
Defence procurement |
19,586 |
| III |
1 |
Agricultural support (Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce) |
190,000 |
| IV |
1 |
Regional and selective assistance etc. (Department of Industry) |
125,000 |
| IV |
11 |
Registry of Friendly Societies |
17 |
| VI |
1 |
Roads etc. England (Department of Transport) |
32,000 |
| VI |
6 |
National Freight Company |
611 |
|
(1981–82) |
Limited |
|
| VIII |
1 |
Local environmental services, etc. England |
1,500 |
| X |
3, |
Students awards etc. (Department of Education and Science) |
37,558 |
| XI |
2 |
Health and personal social services (Other), England |
21,000 |
| XII |
2 |
Supplementary benefits |
550, 000 |
| XII |
5 |
Housing benefits |
62,000 |
| XV |
16 |
Students awards, Scotland |
4,700 |
| XV |
17 |
National Library of Scotland |
94 |
| XVIII |
6 |
Rate rebate grants (England) and additional rate support grants (England and Wales) to local revenues |
15,000 |
| XVIII |
8 |
Rate rebate grants to local revenues, Scotland |
5,306 |
| XVIII |
12 |
Teachers' surperannuation (Scotland) |
6,400 |
| XVIII |
18 |
Department of Industry (Post Office Pensions Fund) |
2,928 |
|
|
TOTAL CATEGORY (E) |
1,073,700 |
428W
| Category (F) to meet expenditure to be financed ultimately from receipts pending the accrual of those receipts. |
| Class and Vote |
Title |
Amount |
|
|
|
(£'000) |
| II |
1 |
Overseas representation: diplomatic and consular services |
12,ooo |
| X |
7 |
National Gallery |
9 |
|
|
TOTAL CATEGORY (F) |
12,009 |
| Category (G) to finance working balances over the turn of the financial year |
| Class and Vote |
Title |
Amount |
|
|
|
(£'000 |
| I |
2 |
Defence procurement |
100,000 |
| XII |
1 |
Pension Benefits (non-contributory) |
4,500 |
| XII |
2 |
Supplementary Benefits |
74,500 |
| XII |
3 |
Family Benefits |
62,200 |
| XVI |
1 |
Tourism, roads and transport, housing, other environmental services, education, libraries, arts, health and personal social services, Wales |
6,000 |
|
|
TOTAL CATEGORY (G) |
247,200 |
| Category (H) to meet stamp duties remitted in respect of public departments etc. and other expenses £472,000† |
| *A figure of—£36 million was recorded in the Official Report of 12 April—[Vol. 40. c. 376–7]—in error. |
| † Advances within category (H) are repaid from the Vote for repayments to the Contingencies Fund presented annually as a summer Supplementary Estimate. |