§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made towards the 5 per cent. reduction in real terms in his Department's administration budget by 2008 announced by the Chancellor in the House on 17 March 2004,Official Report, column 331. [176512]
§ Mr. RammellThe real terms reduction of 5 per cent. or more will be a central feature of the public spending settlements for 2006–08 to be announced in detail later this year.