§ The Earl of Swintonasked Her Majesty's Government:
If they propose to make any changes to the local authority capital cash limits.
The Minister of State, Home Office (The Earl of Caithness)To provide for supplementary capital allocations totalling £5.4 million which have been agreed for the fire and civil defence authorities in Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear for 1986–87, the cash limit DOE/LA 1 (capital expenditure in England by local authorities) has been increased by £5.4 million from £2,361.2 million to £2,366.6 million and the cash limit HO/LA 1 (local authority expenditure for capital projects on magistrates' courts, probation and police service) has been correspondingly reduced from £132.0 to £126.6 million. This transfer will have no effect on the public expenditure planning total for 1986–87.