HC Deb 27 May 1988 vol 134 cc420-1W
Mr. French

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether there is to be any change in the running cost limit of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.

Mrs. Currie

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the gross running cost limit for OPCS Class XX Vote 16 will be increased by £50,000 from £38,002,000 to £38,052,000 reflecting increased expenditure by OPCS on services provided to the Ministry of Defence. The MoD gross running cost limit for Class I Vote I will be correspondingly reduced by £50,000. There is no overall increase in gross running costs as a result of these changes.