§ Mr. Neil Thorneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to change the cash limit for expenditure in Class IX, Vote 9 (General Protective Services and Civil Defence, England and Wales): and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe current year's cash limit for Class IX Vote 9 (General Protective Services and Civil Defence, England and Wales) is to be reduced by £2.8 million from £61,866,000 to £59,066,000. This is to offset an increase in the provision for compensation awards under the criminal injuries compensation scheme, accounted for in Class IX Vote 6 (Miscellaneous Law Services, Probation and After-Care, England and Wales). The reduced cash limit results from savings in expenditure on police wireless services.