HC Deb 24 November 1980 vol 994 cc20-1W
Mr. Wheeler

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, arising out of the prisons emergency, any changes have been made to the cash limit on the Prisons Vote for 1980–81.

Mr. Whitelaw

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the cash limit on the Prisons Vote will be raised from £384,339,000 to £397,339,000. This additional provision will be used solely to cover the possible cost of the emergency, and actual expenditure will depend on the duration of the dispute.

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