§ Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any changes will be made to the cash limits and running cost limits of his Department in 1990–91.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[pursuant to the answer 1 February 1991, col. 683]: Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary revised Supplementary Estimates, the following changes will be made:
The cash limit for class XIII vote 1 (hospital and community health services, family health services (part) and other services, England) will be increased by £14,504,000 from £14,193,539,000 to £14,208,043,000. This increase represents expenditure incurred by health authorities in preparation for the contingency of treating military casualties from operations in the Gulf (£9.504 million) and a transfer of resources from class XIII, vote 3 to offset partially lower than expected land sales receipts by health authorities (£5 million).
The cash limit for class XIII, vote 3 (Department of Health administration, miscellaneous health services and personal social services, England) will be reduced by £5,000,000 from £734,508,000 to £729,508,000. This provides for the transfer of resources to class XIII, vote 1, noted earlier. The Department's running cost limit remains unchanged at £197,693,000.
The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total published in the statistical supplement to the 1990 autumn statement.