§ 13. Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the increase will be in the English base allocation that forms the comparator for spending allocations to the devolved Administrations in 2001–02. [145805]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe increase between 2000–01 and 2001–02 in the departmental expenditure limits announced in the 2000 spending review of Government Departments which have comparable spending in one or more of the devolved Administrations was some £14.3 billion.