§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any changes to announce to the 1990–91 running costs limit for the Government Actuary's Department.
§ Mr. MaplesSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the running costs limit for class XVIII, vote 15 will be increased by £60,000 from £3,099,000 to £3,159,000 to provide for new work on insurance supervision on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.
The cost of this increase will be recovered from Department of Trade and Industry on repayment and the cash limit for the vote is therefore unchanged.
§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any changes are proposed in the cash limit and running costs limit for 1990–91 for the Inland Revenue.
§ Mr. MaudeSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the cash limit for class XVIII, vote 7 will be increased by £26,032,000 from £1,377,913,000 to £1,403,945,000 and the Department's running cost limit by £11,032,000 from £1,316,363,000 to £1,327,395,000. The increase in running costs reflects the take up of end-year flexibility entitlement announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 25 July 1990,Official Report, columns 235–40, (£4,987,000), a transfer of £45,000 from the Department of Social Security (administration and miscellaneous) vote (class XIV vote 7) for a computer project setting up a register of pension schemes, and £6,000,000 for publicity consequent on the decision to introduce new arrangements for the taxation of bank and building society interest in 1991–92. The increase in the cash limit also includes £15,000,000 for capital expenditure on accommodation for staff required to operate the new bank and building society arrangements. The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement today.
§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is proposing any change to the Central Statistical Office's cash limit or running costs limit for 1990–91.
§ Mr. MaplesSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class XVIII vote 13 will be increased by £1,079,000 from £27,394,000 to £28,473,000 and the running costs limit by £1,018,000 from £21,439,000 to £22,457,000. The increase primarily reflects provision for the package of measures announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17 May 1990,Official Report, column 484, to improve the quality of the statistics produced by the CSO in three areas—services, companies and balance of payments. The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement today.
§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any changes are proposed in the cash limit and running cost limit for 1990–91 for Customs and Excise.
§ Mr. RyderSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the cash limit for class 5W XVIII, vote 6 will be increased by £6,936,000 from £640,926,000 to £647,862,000 and the running cost limit for Customs and Excise by £2,722,000 from £573,077,000 to £575,799,000. The increase in the running cost limit arises from the take-up of full end-year flexibility entitlement announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 25 July 1990, Official Report, columns 235–40, and the costs associated with a programme for the training of overseas customs officers, which are being met from receipts from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (class II, vote 1), the Home Office (class IX, vote 3), and the Overseas Development Administration (class II, vote 5). The increase in the cash limit includes take-up of the full end-year flexibility entitlement for capital expenditure as well as increased legal costs. The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement today.