§ Mr. KnapmanTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will give details of any proposed changes to the cash limits of his Department's votes in 1989–90.
§ Mr. LuceSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates as appropriate, the cash limits of the following votes will be changed as indicated:
Class and Vote Current Cash Limit £
Change £
Revised Cash Limit £
XIII, 1 157,599,000 -61,000 157,538,000 XIII, 2 178,466,000 +2,800,000 181,266,000 XIII, 4 1,561,000 +61,000 1,622,000 Additional provision of £2,800,000 is being sought in a spring Supplementary Estimate on class XIII, vote 2, to augment the main estimate provision for assets accepted in lieu of tax. The increase of £2,800,000 will be charged to the reserve and will therefore not add to the planned total of public expenditure.
Additional provision of £61,000 is being sought on class XIII, vote 4. The Office of Arts and Libraries running costs 4W provision is to be increased by £75,000 to meet additional staff costs. That increase is partially offset by economies on capital expenditures of £10,000 and an increase in appropriations in aid of £4,000. The net increase of £61,000 will be offset by savings on research, surveys and other services on class XIII, vote 1, so there will be no addition to the planned total of public expenditure.