§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on cash and running costs limits for the Northern Ireland Office, Northern Ireland departmental services, the independent living fund and certain national agricultural schemes for 1993–94.
§ Sir John WheelerSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, it is proposed that the cash limit for class XVI, vote 1—the Northern Ireland Office—will be increased by £29,526,000 from £895,440,000 to £924,966,000.
The cash limit for most Northern Ireland departmental services will be decreased by £46,165,000 from 951W £3,628,922,000 to £3,582,757,000. This decrease arises from the transfer of £22,333,000 to the Northern Ireland Office cash limit and other technical changes of £23,832,000 net.
The cash limit for the independent living fund will decrease by £52,000 to reflect a reduction in provision earlier in the year.
The cash limit covering national agricultural capital grant schemes and certain assistance for production, marketing and processing and the fishing industry will decrease by £1,063,000 from £11,027,000 to £9,964,000 mainly as a result of transfers to non-cash-limited areas.
The combined running cost limit for the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland departments will be increased by £6,869,000 from £723,455,000 to £730,324,000. This reflects the take-up of £3,582,000 end-year flexibility entitlement announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July 1993, Official Report, columns 511–17, a net transfer of £1,610,000 from the Department of Social Security, mainly in respect of child
Supplementary Benefit and Income Support Year ending Type of Benefit Claimants Dependent Partners Children December 1978 Supplementary Benefit 116,446 29,279 70,545 December 1979 Supplementary Benefit 115,359 26,326 64,790 December 1980 Supplementary Benefit 128,993 32,443 80,308 December 1981 Supplementary Benefit 149,977 38,133 93,595 December 1982 Supplementary Benefit 164,888 44,888 109,863 December 1983 Supplementary Benefit 174,515 48,812 117,083 December 1984 Supplementary Benefit 180,806 49,091 116,258 February 1986 Supplementary Benefit 184,374 52,802 135,251 May 1987 Supplementary Benefit 190,780 51,815 134,052 May 1988 Income Support 184,140 44,940 118,240 May 1989 Income Support 183,400 42,420 121,900 May 1990 Income Support 179,000 38,500 118,580 May 1991 Income Support 180,773 Figures Not Available May 1992 Income Support 199,820 40,400 139,420 May 1993 Income Support Figures Not Yet Available NB. Income support replaced supplementary benefit on 11 April 1988.
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Family Income Supplement and Family Credit Year and type of benefit Families Children 1978 Family Income Supplement 8,426 30,402 1979 Family Income Supplement 7,898 27,493 1980 Family Income Supplement 8,534 28,857 1981 Family Income Supplement 11,295 36,378 1982 Family Income Supplement 12,678 38,734 1983 Family Income Supplement 13,357 39,557 1984 Family Income Supplement figures not available support costs, a transfer of £1,657,000 from the Inland Revenue in respect of services provided and minor transfers totalling a net £20,000. Of the revised running cost provision, £174,692,000 is for the NIO and £555,632,000 is the NI departments.
These changes will not add to the planned total of PE.