§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what changes there have been in the cash limits or running cost limits of his Department.
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§ Mr. ScottSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the cash limit for class XIII vote 4 will be increased by £1,870,000 from £2,558,124,000 to £2,559,994,000. The revision takes account of an increase of £1,806,000—running costs—offset by a corresponding reduction on Department of the Environment: Property Holdings and other services to Government, class VII, vote 6, an increase of £493,000 —of which £484,000 is running costs—offset by a corresponding reduction on Department of Health: administration, miscellaneous health services and personal services, England, class XII vote 3, an increase of £6,000 running costs—offset by a corresponding reduction on Cabinet Office: other services, class XIX vote 1, a reduction of £348,000—running costs—offset by a corresponding increase on Department of Health: administration, miscellaneous health services and personal social services, England, class XII vote 3, a reduction of £47,000 offset by a corresponding increase in Foreign and Commonwealth office: overseas representation, class II vote 1, a reduction of £40,000 offset by a corresponding increase on Department of Employment: programmes and central services, class V vote 1.
Further running cost changes arise from a reduction of £99,000 for services provided by Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland) on a repayment basis, an increase of £692,000 in value added tax refunds and a reduction of £6,920,000 as a result of a reallocation to capital expenditure.
As a result of these changes the running cost limit of the Department of Social Security will be reduced by £5,850,000 from £2,921,010,000 to £2,915,160,000.
The additional requirements are offset by reductions elsewhere and will therefore not add to the planned total of public expenditure.