§ Mr. CarringtonTo ask the Attorney-General whether any changes have been made to the class X, vote 12, cash limit and running costs limit for the Public Record Office.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class X, vote 12 will be increased by £571,000 from £19,823,000 to £20,394,000. This increase will be charged to the reserve and will not add to the planned total of public expenditure. The increase arises partly as a result of additional costs incurred in respect of a VAT surcharge12W and improved security measures. The running cost limit for the Public Record Office will as a result be increased by £292,000 from £16,462,000 to £16,754,000.
The increase in the cash limit will also enable the Public Record Office to meet the cost of planned capital works originally provided for in 1989–90 in class XX, vote II, but which have slipped into 1990–91. Of the increase £279,000 comes into end-of-year flexibility arrangements as announced to the House of Commons by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 25 July 1990 at columns 236–38.
The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement today.
§ Mr. CarringtonTo ask the Attorney-General whether any changes have been made to the class X, vote 3, cash limit and running costs limit for the Northern Ireland court service.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class X, vote 3 has been increased by £3,180,000 from £16,360,000 to £19,540,000 and the running costs limit by £200,000 from £12,606,000 to £12,806,000. This increase has been charged to the reserve and will not add to the planned total of public expenditure. The increases arise because of additional costs incurred in respect of bomb damage to court buildings, extra security staff, judicial removals and legal representation at coroners' inquests. Additional appropriations-in-aid of £200,000 will offset the increase in the running costs limit.
The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement today.
§ Mr. CarringtonTo ask the Attorney-General whether any changes have been made to the class X, vote 9, cash limit and running costs limit for the Treasury Solicitors Department.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the cash limit for class X, vote 9, will be increased by £1,508,000 from £14,354,000 to £15,862,000 and the running costs limit by £1,558,000 from £15,334,000 to £16,892,000.
The increase is required as a result of improved recruitment and retention of staff.
The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement today.