HC Deb 27 January 1977 vol 924 c765W
Mr. Forman

asked 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 Barnett

A table showing the changes to expenditure programmes since Cmnd 6393 is contained in the public expenditure White Paper published today.

Mr. Forman

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether unforeseen increases in the cost of debt interest are met from the Contingency Reserve.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The 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.