§ Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether there have been any changes to the cash limit of his Department for 1989–90.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe cash limit for class XV vote 7 will be reduced by £87,000 from £1,594,692,000 to £1,594,605,000.
This reduction represents the Department of Social Security's contribution towards the scheme for providing temporary shelters by certain health authorities, local authorities and voluntary organisations in the event of a spell of exceptionally severe weather to safeguard the health of people sleeping rough in central London, as announced by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on 20 February.
There will be a corresponding increase on administration, miscellaneous health services and personal social Services, England vote, class XIV, vote 3.