§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether any changes will be made to his Department's cash limit for 1988–89.
§ Mr. NewtonSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, the cash limit for568W Class V, Vote 3 (administration, regulation of domestic trade and industry, and consumer protection) will be increased by £2 million from £187,436,000 to £189,436,000. This increase is to meet the cost of certain market assessment studies. The increase will be offset by savings in Class V, Vote 2 (Support for Industry) where the cash limit will be reduced by a corresponding amount from £570,256,000 to £568,256,000. It will not therefore add to the total of planned public expenditure.