§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether any changes will be made to the cash limits of his Department or the Manpower Services Commission.
§ Mr. TebbitSubject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, Class IV, Vote 13 (Labour Market Services) will be increased by £12.17 million, which will be met from the Contingency Reserve, towards the cost of the community work programme announced in the Chancellor's Budget statement. This is offset by transferring from this vote the provision of £7.83 million for the voluntary service scheme, which, as I announced on 27 May-[Vol. 24, c.377–8.]-would be run by the Manpower Services Commission. As the scheme will operate from about September, the expenditure is not expected to exceed £3.83 million in the current financial year. The total grant in aid of the Manpower Services Commission will, therefore, be increased from £1,329.31 million to £1,333.14 million.
There is a small offsetting saving—£78,000—in Class IV, Vote 16 (Manpower Services Commission) in respect of the 1980–81 final claim on the National Insurance Fund for the cost of administration of unemployment provided for in this Vote. These changes will require the following cash limits to be amended as shown: 105W
Present cash limit* Increase Revised £ cash limit Class IV, Vote 13 Labour Market Services 265,732,000 12,170,000 277,902,000 Class IV, Vote 16 Manpower Services Commission 1,093,672,000 3,192,000 1,096,864,000 Class XV, Vote 4 Manpower Services Commission, Scotland 151,057,000 370,000 151,427,000 Class XVI, Vote 4 Manpower Services Commission, Wales 78,635,000 190,000 78,825,000 * As announced on 27 May: original cash limits revised to take account of reduction in National Insurance surcharge. These changes do not add to planned spending totals.