§ Mr. Jim Spicerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has any plans to change the cash limit for expenditure in Class III, Vote 3 (Other Agricultural and Food Services); and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe current year cash limit for Class III Vote 3 (Other Agricultural and Food Services) is to be reduced by £0.4 million to £91,282,000. This is to offset an increase in the level of monthly instalments paid to the Potato Marketing Board, and accounted for in Class III Vote 2 (Agricultural Support and Flood Protection), towards the cost of administering the potato price guarantee arrangements. The reduced cash limit results from savings in the provision for the horticultural protected crops adaptation aid.