HC Deb 23 July 1987 vol 120 cc436-9W
Mr. Marland

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give revised cash limits for 1987–88 resulting from the carry-forward of capital underspends allowed under the end-year flexibility scheme for central Government and for local authority expenditure.

Mr. Major

A list of revised cash limits totalling £458.1 million is shown in the following table. The increases in cash limits on central Government votes are subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplement Estimates.

The total increase classified as public expenditure is £456.9 million. This sum will be met from the reserve and will therefore not add to the planned total of public expenditure.

Revisions to 1987–88 cash limits resulting from the carryforward of capital underspends
Class Vote Accounting Department Description of expenditure Current cash limits £ '000s Increase £ '000s Revised cash limits £ '000s
Cash limits on voted expenditure
I 12 Ministry of Defence Defence procurement 8,551,837 350,815 8,902,652
II 1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Overseas representation 423,816 3,430 427,246
IV 2 Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Central administration 30,070 902 30,972
V 25 Export Credit Guarantee Department International trade 38,075 1,250 39,325
VII 1 Department of Employment Employment programmes 1,394,511 300 1,394,811
VII 5 Department of Employment Manpower Services Commission 1,986,128 2,000 1,988,128
VIII 1 Department of Transport National roads, England 910,829 37,745 948,574
VIII 2 Department of Transport Transport services and central administration 191,446 954 192,400
VIII 4 Department of Transport Driver and vehicle licensing 114,179 2,000 116,179
X 4 Department of Environment Royal palaces, royal parks, historic buildings, ancient monuments and the national heritage 85,876 571 86,447
XI 2 Home Office Prisons, England and Wales 677,904 3,233 681,137
XI 3 Home Office Central administrative, miscellaneous and community service and civil defence, England and Wales 406,320 2,000 408,320
XI 5 Lord Chancellor's Department Administration of justice, England and Wales 127,529 2,000 129,529
XII 1 Department of Education and Science Schools, further education and other education services 376,982 1,967 378,949
XII 3 Department of Education and Science Universities etc. 1,707,933 95 1,708,028
XIV 3 Department of Health and Social Security Miscellaneous health and personal social services, England 402,164 988 403,152
XVI 2 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Agricultural services and fisheries, Scotland 69,959 1,400 71,359
XVI 3 Industry Department for Scotland Regional and general industrial support Scotland 124,787 853 125,640
XVI 6 Scottish Development Department Roads, transport and environmental services, Scotland 165,061 3,610 168,671
XVI 14 Scottish Home and Health Department Prisons, hospitals and community health services etc., Scotland 1,714,483 6,642 1,721,125
XVII 2 Welsh Office Agricultural services, support for the fishing industry, regional and industrial development, Wales 53,887 1,076 54,963
XVII 9 Welsh Office Central administration, Wales 38,595 105 38,700
XIX 7 Inland Revenue Economic and financial administration 1,013,831 914 1,014,745
XIX 13 Her Majesty's Treasury Central management of the Civil Service: computers and telecommunications 17,096 988 18,084
XX 39 Land Registry Records, registrations and surveys 2 1 3
XX 10 Ordinance Survey Records, registrations and surveys 20,403 1,017 21,420
XX 16 Office of Fair Trading Office of Fair Trading 9,362 223 9,585
XX 19 Property Services Agency Civil accommodation, administration and miscellaneous services 228,075 2,301 230,376
Carryforward on voted expenditure 429,380
Cash limits on non-voted expenditure
Cash block Accounting Department Description of expenditure Current cash limit £ million Increase £ million Revised cash limit £ million
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. 432.6 5.2 437.8
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. 567.6 13.6 581.2
HO/LA1 Home Office Capital expenditure by local authorities on police courts and probation. 131.2 5.5 136.7
Cash block Accounting Department Description of expenditure Current cash limit£ million Increase £ million Revised cash limit £ million
DOE/UA1 Department of the Environment External financing requirements of Urban Development Corporations, capital expenditure on the urban programme and derelict land reclamation. 403.4 3.1 406.5
DOE/HC1 Department of the Environment Capital expenditure in England on housing financed through the Housing Corporation. 637.0 1.3 638.3
Carryforward on non-voted expenditure 28.7
Total carryforward (voted and non-voted (of which public expenditure) 458.1 (456.9)

Notes:

(1) The five cash-limited defence votes are each separate cash limits but, by agreement with the Treasury, are managed as a cash block. Underspend on expenditure eligible for the scheme in these cash limits has been carried forward to class 1 vote 2.

(2) Capital expenditure on this vote is not classified as public expenditure.

(3) This vote is a token one; carryforward will be taken in the form of increased appropriations-in-aid of £97,000.