§ Mr. Bakerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what difficulties he is 248W encountering in implementing the expenditure cuts announced in July and December 1976; whether there is any likelihood that some of the cuts will not occur in full; and, if so, which.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe cuts to which the hon. Member refers are embodied in the White Paper describing the Government's expenditure plans (Cmnd 6721). The Government are operating arrangements designed to secure that actual expenditure is kept within the White Paper plan, and these arrangements are described in the White Paper. The Government intend and expect to fulfil the plan in the White Paper.