HL Deb 24 May 1989 vol 508 c496WA
Lord Gray of Contin

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it is intended to change the cash and running cost limits on any of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food departmental vote for which they have responsibility.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Trumpington)

Yes, Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Revised Estimate, the cash limit for Class IV Vote 2 (Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce; administration) will be reduced by £1,284,000 from £39,509,000 to £38,225,000, and that for Class IV Vote 5 (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; departmental research, advisory services and administration) will be reduced by £72,000 from £257,014,000 to £256,942,000. The running cost limit for Class IV Vote 2 will also be reduced by £76,000 from £19,957,000 to £19,881,000 and that for Class IV Vote 5 will be reduced by £72,000 from £262,458,000 to £262,386,000.

The reductions in the running cost limits on Votes 2 and 5 reflect the transfer of provisions to the Scottish Office Administration Vote (Class XVI Vote 21 ) for processing data from England and Wales in connection with the Beef Special Premium Scheme. The remainder of the reduction to the cash limit of £1,208,000 on Vote 2 arises on IBAP's agency payments to DANI in respect of the Beef Variable Premium Scheme, which has ended.