§ Sir Paul Hawkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether it is proposed to change the cash limit on any departmental Vote for which he has responsibility and his running costs limit.
§ Mr. JoplingYes. Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, the cash limits on Votes for which I and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland are responsible will be
£'000 Class Vote Original cash limit Increase due to redundancy costs Increase due to purchase of milk quota Other changes affecting cash limit Revised cash limit IV 4 139,393 — 1477 — 139,870 IV 5 211,366 900 — 2+3,617 215,754 3-129 XVI 2 75,166 2,630 147 — 77,843 1 Offset by corresponding reductions in the Northern Ireland cash block, NID1. 2 Increase required to repay an advance from the Contingencies Fund for settlement of legal action for damages in the case of Bourgoin SA and others and the Ministry of Agriculture. 3 Additional receipts sought as appropriations in aid and other offsetting savings. As a result of the redundancy costs there will be a £0.871 million increase in the running costs limit for my Department from £208.949 million to £209.820 million.
There is a corresponding charge to the reserve of £7.018 million and therefore these changes will not add to the planning total of public expenditure.