§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he proposes to change the cash limit for the current year in respect of rate support grants to Welsh local authorities.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsYes. Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the following amendment is proposed. The cash limit for rate support grant, class XVII, vote 10, will be increased by £5,000,000, from £875,807,000 to £880,807,000, mainly to reflect adjustments to holdback in respect of 1984–85 and 1985–86 in the light of outturn expenditure information. Payments from this vote are not classified as public expenditure, so there is no effect on the reserve. The adjustment of block grant will, of course, be subject to the approval of the requisite supplementary rate support grant reports by the House.