§ Mr. StevensTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether it is intended to change the cash limit on any departmental Vote for which he has responsibility.
§ Mr. MacGregorYes. Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the 423W cash limit for class IV, vote 5 (Departmental Research Advisory Services and Administration) will be increased by £900,000 from £206,219,000 to £207,119,000 to make provision for reduced appropriations in aid due to a delay in recovery of costs in the operation of the pesticides approvals scheme. The increase will be offset by a reduction of £900,000 to the cash limit on class IV, Vote 4 (Other Agricultural and Food Services, and Support for the Fishing Industry) from £142,676,000 to £141,776,000, reflecting a reduced requirement for grants for the encouragement of co-operation in agriculture and horticulture and will not therefore add to the planning total of public expenditure.