§ Mr. NichollsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether there have been any changes in the cash limits or running costs limit of his Department for 1990–91.
§ Mr. ScottSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the cash limit for class XIV, vote 7 (administration and miscellaneous services) will be increased by £59,013,000 from £1,706,375,000 to £1,765,388,000. The revision takes account of the transfer of industrial injury benefit from the national insurance fund to the consolidated fund, as provided for in the Social Security Act 1990 (£59,000,000). In addition, running cost changes result from a transfer from the Office of the Minister for the Civil Service (class XIX, vote 1), £60,000, a transfer to Scottish Office administration (class XV, vote 21) £42,000, and a transfer to Department of Health (class XIII, vote 3) £5,000. There is also an increase of £23,999,000 to take account of expenditure previously classified as capital now being regarded as running costs. The increases are within the forecast outturn for the planning total published today in the statistical supplement to the 1990 autumn statement.
As a result of these changes the running costs limit of the Department of Social Security is increased by £24,012,000 from £1,931,176,000 to £1,955,188,000.