§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what changes she has to announce to cash limits and running cost limits on votes within her responsibility for 1994–95.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimates, the cash limits for class X, vote 1, schools, research and miscellaneous services and vote 4, administration will be amended. The cash limit changes are as follows:
Class and vote Current Cash limit £ Change £ Revised Cash limit £ X.1 800,269,000 + 3,527,000 803,796,000 X.4 93,032,000 + 5,911,000 98,943,000 The increase on class X, vote 1 is in respect of the take up of the capital end-year flexibility entitlement of £3,538,000 announced by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary on 14 July 1994, Official Report, columns 729–34, offset by a contribution of £11,000 from the Welsh Office Education Department towards the funding of the special educational needs tribunal.
The increase on class X, vote 4 is in respect of the take-up of the end-year flexibility entitlements of £1,886,000 for capital and £4,021,000 for running costs as announced by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary on 14 July 1994, Official Report, columns 729–34, and a transfer of £32,000 from the Public Services Agency, offset by a contribution of £28,000 from the Welsh Office.
Education Department towards the running costs of the special educational needs tribunal.
1161WThe running costs limit for the Department for Education will be increased by £4,053,000 from £90,347,000 to £94,400,000. This reflects take-up of the end-year flexibility entitlement and the transfer from the Public Services Agency.
The increases will be offset by transfers or charged to the reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.