§ Mr. Coombsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide details of the cash limits set for 1986–87.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe cash limits on expenditure to be voted in Estimates are listed in the appendix of the summary and guide to 1986–87 Supply Estimates (Cmnd. 9742), rounded to the nearest £1 million, and are shown precisely in the relevant booklets of Supply Estimates. The cash limits on local authority capital spending and other expenditure which is not voted are given in the table.
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Cash block and Department Description of expenditure Cash limit £ million DOE/HC1 Department of the Environment Capital expenditure in England on housing financed through the Housing Corporation 585.0 DOE/LA1 Department of the Environment Capital expenditure in England by local authorities on roads and transport, housing, schools, further education and teacher training, personal social services and other environmental services 2,361.2 DOE/NT1 Department of the Environment Capital expenditure in England by new towns on housing, roads, commercial and industrial investment and certain water services *-82.1 DOE/UA1 Department of the Environment External financing requirements of Urban Development Corporations, capital expenditure on the urban programme and derelict land reclamation 349.5 HO/LA1 Home Office Local authority public expenditure for capital projects on magistrates courts, probation and police service 127.0 HO/MP1 Home Office Home Office expenditure by the Metropolitan Police on manpower, pay, pensions, premises, transport and other running costs 851.8 NID1 Northern Ireland Departments Services broadly analogous to GB services covered by cash limits but including family practitioner services 2,288.5 SO/LA1 Scottish Office Capital expenditure in Scotland by local authorities on roads and transport, water and sewerage, general services, urban programme, police and social work, schools, further education and teacher training 419.3 SO/LA2 Scottish Office Capital expenditure in Scotland on housing by local authorities, new towns, the Scottish Special Housing Association and on schemes financed by the Housing Corporation, and industrial and commercial investment by new towns 487.3 WO/LA1 Welsh Office Capital expenditure in Wales by local authorities, new towns and the Housing Corporation on roads and transport, housing, schools, further education and teacher training, personal social services, and other environmental services and by the Land Authority for Wales 314.8 TOTAL 7,785.0 * The cash limit is net of receipts, which are expected to exceed capital expenditure in 1986–87.