HC Deb 21 December 1982 vol 34 cc496-9W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the reductions in cash limits for 1982–83 resulting from the reductions in national insurance surcharge announced in his autumn statement on 8 November.

Mr. Brittan

A list of revised cash limits is shown in the following table. The total reduction in cash limits is £63 million. Revised external financing limits for the nationalised industries and certain other public corporations are being announced separately.

Revised to 1982–83 cash limits resulting from the reduction in national insurance surcharge
A. Voted expenditure £ thousand
Class Vote Accounting Department Description of expenditure Current cash limit £ thousand Reduction £ thousand Revised cash limit £ thousand
I 1 Ministry of Defence* Pay etc of the armed forces and civilians, stores, supplies and miscellaneous services 5,765,561 15,000 5,750,561
I 2 Ministry of Defence* Procurement 6,737,505 1,500 6,736,005
I 4 Property Services Agency* Defence accommodation services 711,690 250 711,440
I 5 Ministry of Defence* Dockyard services 409,149 1,000 408,149
II 1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Overseas representation: diplomatic and consular services 221,982 292 221,690
II 3 Foreign and Commonwealth Office British Broadcasting Corporation: external services 70,043 127 69,916
II 10 Overseas Development Administration Overseas aid 935,052 24 935,028
II 11 Overseas Development Administration Overseas aid administration 21,437 64 21,373
III 4 Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Central administration 16,278 46 16,232
III 6 Forestry Commission Forestry 61,441 231 61,210
III 7 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departmental administration 144,835 529 144,306
IV 4 Department of Trade Pay and general administration expenses, export promotion, shipping and civil aviation services etc. 163,550 338 163,212
IV 6 Department of Industry Scientific and technological assistance 260,050 104 259,946
IV 7 Department of Energy Scientific and technological assistance: nuclear energy 223,611 417 223,194
IV 9 Export Credits Guarantee Department Central services 18,716 66 18,650
IV 11 Registry of Friendly Societies Pay and general administrative expenses 987 4 983
IV 12 Office of Fair Trading Pay and general administrative expenses 4,592 14 4,578
IV 13 Department of Employment Labour market services 277,902 358 277,544
IV 15 Department of Employment Advisory, conciliation and arbitration service 13,073 27 13,046
IV 16 Department of Employment Manpower Services Commission 1,096,864 713 1,096,151
IV 17 Department of Employment Administration 118,296 445 117,851
IV 18 Department of Industry Central and miscellaneous services 52,587 232 52,355
IV 19 Department of Energy Administration and miscellaneous services 14,895 46 14,849
IV 20 Department of Employment Health and Safety Commission 81,335 159 81,176
VI 4 Department of Transport Central and miscellaneous services 33,930 340 33,590
VI 5 Department of Transport Driver and vehicle licensing 80,773 143 80,630
VIII 2 Department of the Environment Central environmental services etc. 107,669 150 107,519
VIII 4 Department of the Environment Royal palaces, royal parks, historic buildings, ancient monuments and the national heritage 47,346 31 47,315
VIII 5 Department of the Environment Central administration and environmental research 154,260 381 153,879
VIII 7 Department of the Environment Urban Development Corporations, England 63,494 7 63,487
IX 1 Lord Chancellor's Department Administration of justice, England and Wales 54,815 394 54,421
IX 2 Northern Ireland Court Service Administration of justice, Northern Ireland 7,828 22 7,806
IX 7 Home Office Services related to crime, treatment of offenders, community and miscellaneous services 37,875 19 37,856
IX 8 Home Office Prisons, England and Wales 495,498 1,094 494,404
IX 9 Home Office General protective services and civil defence, England and Wales 61,892 26 61,866
IX 11 Home Office Central and administrative services 116,122 361 115,761
IX 12 Treasury Solicitor Pay and general administrative expenses 9,178 27 9,151
IX 13 The Crown Agent Pay and general administrative expenses 9,343 37 9,306
X 5 Department of Education and Science Central administration 34,109 90 34,019
X 14 Department of Education and Science Science Museum 7,159 16 7,143
X 15 Department of Education and Science Victoria and Albert Museum 9,324 26 9,298
X 19 Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery National Portrait Gallery 1,691 4 1,687
XI 1 Department of Health and Social Security Health and personal social services, England 8,136,428 21,445 8,114,983
XII 4 Department of Health and Social Security Administration and miscellaneous services 577,242 1,628 575,614
XIII 3 Privy Council Office Pay and general administrative expenses 689 1 688
XIII 4 Treasury Pay and general administrative expenses 36,386 105 36,281
XIII 5 Customs and Excise Department Pay, general administrative and capital expenditure 269,466 1,000 268,466

Class Vote Accounting Department Description of expenditure Current cash limit £ thousand Reduction £ thousand Revised cash limit £ thousand
XIII 6 Inland Revenue Pay and general administrative expenses 611,914 2,237 609,677
XIII 8 Exchequer and Audit Department Pay and general administrative expenses 8,862 41 8,821
XIII 9 National Investment and Loans Office Pay and general administrative expenses 111 2 109
XIII 10 Department for National Savings Pay and general administrative expenses 138,382 229 138,153
XIII 12 Management and Personnel Office Central management of the Civil Service 24,152 49 24,103
XIII 13 Treasury Computers and telecommunications 8,110 28 8,082
XIII 15 Public Record Office Pay and general administrative expenses 3,643 13 3,630
XIII 16 Office of Population Censuses and Surveys Pay and general administrative expenses 20,438 60 20,378
XIII 17 Land Registry Pay, general administrative and capital expenditure 55,929 185 55,744
XIII 18 Charity Commission Pay and general administrative expenses 3,768 11 3,757
XIII 19 Cabinet Office Pay and general administrative expenses 8,881 21 8,860
XIII 20 Parliamentary Commissioner and Health Service Commissioners Pay and general administrative expenses 1,208 4 1,204
XIII 24 Ordnance Survey Pay and general administrative expenses on mapping services 16,745 108 16,637
XIV 1 Property Services Agency Office and general accommodation services 481,175 127 481,048
XIV 2 Property Services Agency Administration and miscellaneous services 260,875 636 260,239
XIV 3 Central Office of Information Publicity and departmental administration 40,548 41 40,507
XIV 6 Government Actuary's Department Pay and general administrative expenses 567 2 565
XIV 7 Paymaster General's Office Pay and general administrative expenses 9,824 26 9,798
XV 3 Scottish Economic Planning Department Regional and general industrial support, Scotland 134,887 46 134,841
XV 4 Scottish Economic Planning Department Manpower Services Commission, Scotland 151,427 142 151,285
XV 6 Scottish Development Department Roads, transport and environmental service, Scotland 144,438 6 144,432
XV 11 Scottish Courts Administration Administration of justice, Scotland 3,973 30 3,943
XV 14 Scottish Home and Health Department Prisons, hospitals and community health services, etc, Scotland 1,273,973 3,420 1,270,553
XV 15 Scottish Education Department Education, libraries, arts and social work, Scotland 110,724 16 110,708
XV 17 Trustees of the National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland 2,669 6 2,663
XV 18 Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland National Galleries of Scotland 2,616 5 2,611
XV 19 Board of the Trustees for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland 766 2 764
XV 21 Scottish Record Office Pay and general administrative expenses 1,308 5 1,303
XV 22 Registrar General's Office Scotland Pay and general administrative expenses 2,261 10 2,251
XV 24 Scottish Office Pay and general administrative expenses 77,948 296 77,652
XVI 1 Welsh Office Tourism, roads and transport services, housing, other environmental services, education, libraries, arts, health and personal social services, Wales 672,287 1,316 670,971
XVI 4 Welsh Office Manpower Services Commission, Wales 78,825 76 78,749
XVI 5 Welsh Office Agricultural services, support for the fishing industry, regional and industrial development, Wales 64,452 23 64,429
XVI 7 Welsh Office Pay and general administrative expenses 24,303 79 24,224
XVII 1 Northern Ireland Office Law, order, protective and miscellaneous services 365,208 879 364,329
XVIII 15 Crown Estate Office Pay and general administrative expenses 1,219 4 1,215
* The four cash-limited defence votes are each separate cash limits, but by agreement with the Treasury, they are managed as global cash limit.

B. Other central government expenditure £ million
Cash block Department Description of expenditure Current cash limit £ million Reduction £ million Revised cash limit £ million
BOE1 Bank of England Bank of England administration costs in respect of note issue, exchange equilisation account and debt management 78.2 *0.l 78.0
NID1 Northern Ireland Departments Services analogous to Great Britain services covered by cash limits 1,869.6 3.2 1,866.4
* Because of rounding, the change does not equal the difference between the original and revised cash limit.