§ Mr ShersbyTo ask the Attorney-General whether he proposes any changes to the serious fraud offices cash and running cost limits for 1989–90.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit on class XI, vote 12 will be increased by £250,000 from £5,514,000 to £5,764,000. Within this total the running costs limit will remain at £5,372,000. This change is to enable the serious fraud office to meet the costs of capital works relating to its new accommodation at Elm house, some of which although initially provided for in 1988–89 have, due to unexpected delays in completion of the work, now slipped into 1989–90. The increase will be charged to the reserve and will not add to the planned total of public expenditure.