§ Mr. Bill WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Lord Advocate proposes any changes to the Crown Office's cash and running costs limits for 1990–91.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class X, vote 13, will be increased by £1,365,000 from £28,369,000 to £29,734,000. The Department's running costs limit will be increased by £1,378,000 from £21,701,000 to £23,079,000. This increase will enable the Crown Office to meet additional costs relating to an increase in staff numbers, higher than684W expected salary increases and the costs of a high level review of the Department recommended by the Public Accounts Committee. The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total published today in the statistical supplement to the 1990 autumn statement.