§ Mr. Durantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether any changes are envisaged to the cash limits set for his Department in 1981–82.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe cash limits for 1981–82 were published in the White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1981–82 to 1983–84", Cmnd. 8175, on 26 March 1981. With the agreement of my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary, a number of adjustments have been made to cash limit DOE/LA1 on capital expenditure by local authorities in England. The cash limit is being reduced to offset overspends in 1980–81 on housing, derelict land reclamation and coast protection and to reflect a transfer of resources from local education authorities to the Department of Education and Science Voluntary Schools Vote—Class X, Vote 1. There is also an increase to allow additional expenditure by local authorities on urban programme capital schemes, matched by offsetting saving in the cash limit for urban development corporation expenditure (UDC1). The cash limit for UDC1 is also being reduced to allow additional expenditure by local authorities on urban programme revenue schemes. The details of the adjustments are as follows: