§ Mr. WolfsonTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service if there are any proposals to change the 1991–92 cash limit for the office of the Minister for the Civil Service.
§ Mr. RentonSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate the cash limit for the Office of the Minister for the Civil Service (class XIX, vote 1) will be increased by £4,173,000 from £37,548,000 to £41,721,000.
The increase is required to cover the increased cost of the London economic summit; the cost of launching the citizens charter and the take up of capital expenditure provision under end year flexibility arrangements. In addition certain capital expenditure provision has been reallocated to current expenditure to cover reimbursing former Prime Ministers for the cost of maintaining an additional office.
127WSome of the above changes in provision have a consequent effect on the Department's running costs limit which will be increased by £3,776,000 from £45,276,000 to £49,052,000.
The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total included in the Chancellor's autumn statement today.