§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes will be made to the cash limits and running cost limits of his Department in 1995–96. [13717]
§ Mr. DorrellThe cash limit for class XII, vote 1—hospital, community health, family health services and related services, England—will be increased by £68,671,000, from £26,539,964,000 to £26,608,635,000. This allows for an increase of £210,159,000 in respect of the take-up of entitlements to carry forward of underspends from the 1994–95 financial year under the end year flexibility arrangements as announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 13 July 1995,Official Report, columns 776–82, partially offset by £140,082,000 following a reappraisal of drugs budget requirements. In addition, the following transfers will take place; £1,145,000 to class XV, vote 5—national health service, Wales—for services provided by the London post-graduate teaching hospital, £1,050,000, and for operating costs of the NHS Supplies Authority, £95,000; 924W £8,000 to the Department of Health and Social Services, Northern Ireland in respect of services provided by the London post-graduate teaching hospital as mentioned and £253,000 to class XII, vote 2—Department of Health, administration, miscellaneous health services and personal social services, England—for day care and domiciliary services, £106,000, for research work undertaken on behalf of the Clinical Standards Advisory Group, £248,000, partially offset by £101,000 for work of the NHS Estates agency.
The cash limit for class XII, vote 2—Department of Health, administration, miscellaneous health services and personal social services, England—will be increased by £628,000, from £1,279,378,000 to £1,280,006,000. This increase allows for transfers of £253,000 from class XII, vote 1 as mentioned, £212,000 from class XIII, vote 4—Department of Social Security, administration and miscellaneous services—for the headquarters recreational association, £62,000 running costs; and for storage and distribution costs, £150,000 running cost; and £169,000, running costs, from class XVII, vote 1—HM Treasury—for superannuation costs. The overall increase is partially offset by transfers of £3,000 to class XIV, vote 14—national health service (superannuation etc.), Scotland; £2,000 to class XV, vote 5—national health service, Wales—and £1,000 to DHSS, Northern Ireland, for services provided by the NHS Estates agency.
The Department's gross running costs limit will be reduced by £4,436,000 from £239,350,000 to £234,914,000. This reflects a reallocation of £4,817,000 for capital works partially offset by the transfers mentioned.
All increases will either be offset by savings, increased receipts or transfers to or from other votes or charged to the reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.