§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has any changes to announce to his Department's cash limits for 1989–90.
§ Mr. RidleyYes. I propose the following changes, subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate.
The non-voted cash limit for urban aid (Doe/UA1) will be increased by £91 million, from £559.454 million to £650.454 million, to provide for an increase in the external finance limit of the London Docklands development corporation to allow the corporation to maintain progress with priority transport schemes.
This increase will be offset by reductions elsewhere and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure. The non-voted cash limit for the new towns (DOE/NT1) has been reduced by £50 million, from minus £385.535 million to minus £435.535 million, to take account of receipts from disposal of property which are higher than forecast. There have been other reductions in non-cash limited expenditure.