§ Mr. Hordernasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will announce the 1980–81 cash limits.
§ Mr. BiffenThe cash limits on expenditure voted by the House are published today in "Supply Estimates 1980–81". The remaining public service cash limits are set out below: 601W
602W
Department Block number Description of block Cash limit (£ million) Bank of England BOE 1 Financial management 69.2 Department of Education and Science DES/LA 1 Value of building projects started in 1980–81 under the aegis of the Department of Education and Science, local authorities, and other public bodies and the universities, for schools, further education and teacher training and higher education (England) and for universities (Great Britain) 221.2 Department of Employment DEM/LA 1 Capital expenditure by local authorities on employment services 1.2 Department of the Environment DOE/LA 1 Borrowing allocations made for capital expenditure within the locally determined sector in England and Wales 115.0 DOE/LA 2 Gross capital expenditure on housing by local authorities and new towns (other than that included in DOE/LA 1) excluding lending associated with the sale of public sector houses 2,353.0 DOE/LA 3 Value of housing associations projects approved by the Housing Corporation 368.4 DOE/LA 4 Capital expenditure by local authorities on reclamation of derelict land, acquisition of land for development and coast protection work 38.9 DOE/LA 5 Urban Programme: expenditure by local authorities 206.1 DOE/NT 1 New towns'industrial and commercial investment (net) 36.2 Department of the Environment and Welsh Office. RWA 1 External financing requirements of the regional water authorities in England and Wales 395.0 Department of Health and Social Security DHSS/LA 1 Value of capital projects for personal social services approved by the Department of Health and Social Security 58.4 Home Office HO/LA 1 Capital expenditure on police, courts and probation 26.9 Department of Transport DTP/LA 1 Key sector loan sanctions for capital expenditure on roads and other transport in England and Wales 154.7 SCOTLAND Scottish Office SO/LA 1 Capital expenditure by local authorities on roads and transport, water and sewerage, general services, urban programme, police and social work, school buildings, further education and teacher training 369.6 SO/LA 2 Gross capital expenditure on housing by local authorities, new towns, the Scottish Special Housing Association and the Housing Corporation excluding lending associated with the sale of public sector houses; and new industrial and commercial investment by new towns 475.6 WALES Welsh Office WO/LA 1 Gross capital expenditure (other than that included in DOE/LA 1) by local authorities, new towns and the Housing Corporation on housing; capital receipts from the sale of land and dwellings; capital expenditure by new towns on roads and commercial and industrial investment; net expenditure by the Land Authority for Wales; expenditure by local authorities on coast protection and urban programme 159.0 WO/LA 2 Value of building projects started in 1980–81 under the aegis of the Welsh Office and local authorities in Wales for schools, further education and teacher training, and higher education 15.9 WO/LA 3 Value of capital projects for personal social services approved by the Welsh Office 3.1 NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland Departments NID 1 Services analogous to Great Britain services covered by cash limits 1,611.0