Mr. Robert G. HughesTo ask the Prime Minister if there are any proposals to change the 1991–92 cash limit or running costs limit for the Cabinet Office: other services vote.
§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Prime Minister if there are any proposals to change the 1991–92 cash limit or running costs limit for the Cabinet Office: other services vote.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have been asked to reply. Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for the Cabinet Office: other services—class XIX, vote 2—will be increased by £850,000 from £24,814,000 to £25,664,000. At the same time the running costs limit will be increased by £806,000 from £21,656,000 to £22,462,000. This reflects the setting up of the citizens charter unit within the Cabinet Office which will be responsible for seeing that the citizens charter programme of initiatives, which my right hon. Friend announced to the House on 22 July 1991 at column 765, is implemented and developed. The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement yesterday.