§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Departments overspent their allocated budget in 2000–01; and by how much in each case. [27927]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithAs set out in "Public Expenditure 2000–2001 Provisional Outturn" Cm 5243, one Department overspent its departmental expenditure limit in 2000–01—the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by £4,932,000.