§ Mr. Kenneth Carlisleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any change has been made to the Class IX, vote 12 cash limit for the Treasury Solicitor's Department.
§ Mr. Peter ReesSubject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the cash limit for class IX, vote 12 will be increased by £56,000 from £10,761,000 to £10,817,000.
An additional £59,000 is required by the department of the Director of Public Prosecutions for improvements in the system of investigating frauds. This increase will be charged to the Contingency Reserve and will not therefore add to the planning total of public expenditure.
As a result of the transfer of work from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the Treasury Solicitor, one staff post and the associated financial provision, £17,000 has been transferred from class III, vote 7.
These additions are partially offset by the effect of the reduction in national insurance surcharge announced in the Budget, of £20,000.