§ Mr. KnapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes have been made in 1989–90 cash limits for expenditure by the Overseas Development Administration.
§ Mrs. ChalkerSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit on the overseas aid vote (class II vote 5) will be increased by £74,613,000 to £1,365,579,000. The increase reflects adjustments to the aid programme during the year, including significant new commitments for Nigeria of £49,600,000—Official Report 6 December 1988 column 90 —and for the Commonwealth Development Corporation of £20,000,000—Official Report, 21 May 1989, column 38. The increase also includes £2,500,000 for the estimated costs in 1989–90 of training and advice under the know-how fund for Poland—Official Report 18 October 1989, column 149—originally to be incurred on class II vote 2, "Other External Relations". Pending approval of the supplementary estimate, urgent expenditure of £1,500,000 for this new service will be met by a repayable advance from the contingencies fund. The running costs cash limit for the ODA has also been increased by £300,000, from £43,831,000 to £44,131,000. The net effect of these changes has been charged to the reserve, and will not, therefore, add to the planned total of public expenditure.