§ Mr. John Townendasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether any change will be made to the cash limit for his Department's central miscellaneous services Vote, class IV, Vote 18.
§ Mr. ButcherSubject to the approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the cash limit is to be increased by £5.0 million from £52,355,000 to £57,355,000. This increase is made up of £1.3 million for capital expenditure on computers, £2.1 million for the purchase of consultancy and other specialist external advisory services, £0.9 million of due functioning grant to British Telecommunications for civil defence expenditure and £0.7 million to cover increased pay costs.
This additional expenditure is being offset by a corresponding reduction in the scientific and technological assistance cash limit Class IV, Vote 6 from £260,050,000 to £255,050,000.