§ Mr. Neil HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he proposes to make any change to the 1989–90 running costs limit for his Department.
§ Mr. Tom KingThe running costs limit for the Ministry of Defence will be reduced by £12,907,000 from £5,162,254,000 to £5,149,347,000. It reflects a decrease of £28,907,000 to compensate for an overspend in 1988–89 offset by a £16,000,000 increase for additional security measures. This follows the normal practice of reducing the limit for one financial year by the amount of any overspend in the previous year.