§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether any further changes are to be made to Welsh Office cash limits during the remainder of 1982–83.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, there will be an increase of £180,000 to £24,404,000 in the revised cash limit announced on 21 December 1982 for class XVI, Vote 7.—[Vol. 34, c. 500–504.] The reason for the increase is to meet in part the cost of the 1982 Civil Service pay award announced by the Prime Minister on 6 May 1982—[Vol. 23, c. 109–111.] A corresponding reduction to £670,791,000 will be made in the cash limit for class XVI, Vote 1. There will be no increase in public 229W expenditure. The net additional provision in class XVI, Vote 7, to be sought by way of Supplementary Estimate will amount to £101,000 after taking account of the £79,000 reduction in national insurance surcharge, details of which were announced in December.