§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make an announcement about the cash limits for 1981–82 of the Science and Engineering Research Council (Class X Vote 8) and the Social Science Research Council (Class X Vote 10).
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleIn 1980–81 Her Majesty's Treasury agreed virement of savings on international subscriptions to grant-in-aid for domestic expenditure for the Science and Engineering Research Council. This agreement was on the understanding that an element of the amount spent would be deducted from the council's 1981–82 grant and cash limit. Accordingly, the cash limit for 1981–82 has been reduced by £435,000 to £216,755,000.
The cash limit for the Social Science Research Council has been reduced by £300,000 to £20,656,000 for this year. The reduction takes account of the corresponding overspend on the 1980–81 cash limit, through earlier than expected presentation of bills in connection with approved research grants.
Revised Estimates will be presented to reflect these changes.