HC Deb 23 June 1998 vol 314 cc456-7W
Mr. Gareth Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what changes he is proposing to make to the voted cash limits for his Department in the current financial year. [47440]

Mr. Ron Davies

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimates, I intend to increase the cash limit on class XIV, vote 2 by £4,300,000 from £828,763,000 to £833,063,000 as a result of changes resulting from the Dearing review. The increase will be offset by a transfer from the Department for Education and Employment, class IX, vote 1 and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.