§ Mr. Formanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the Contingency Reserve in Command Paper No. 6393 provided for each financial year has been allocated to particular spending programmes.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettA table showing the changes to expenditure programmes since Cmnd 6393 is contained in the public expenditure White Paper published today.
§ Mr. Formanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether unforeseen increases in the cost of debt interest are met from the Contingency Reserve.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe White Paper on the Government's Expenditure Plans (Cmnd 6721-I), published today, explains the circumstances where a claim on the Contingency Reserve has to be considered.