§ Mr. KnapmanTo ask the Minister for the Arts what proposals he has for changes to the cash and running costs limits for his Department's votes in 1991–92.
§ Mr. RentonSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary spring supplementary estimates, the cash limits of the following votes will be changed as indicated:
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Class and Vote Current cash limit Change Revised cash limit £ £ £ XII.1 201,484,000 +339,000 201,823,000 XII.2 225,222,000 +4,070,000 229,292,000 XII.3 131,948,000 +1,000 131,949,000 Increased provision of £339,000 is being sought in a spring supplementary estimate on class XII, vote 1, to meet the additional costs to certain national museums and galleries of the payment of contributions in lieu of national non-domestic rates. The additional costs of £640,000 are being partly offset by savings of £301,000 elsewhere on the vote.
Provision is being sought on vote 2 for £500,000 to meet the initial costs of Government support for the European arts festival, 1992; and for £3,570,000 to augment the main estimate provision for assets accepted in lieu of tax. A token supplementary estimate of £1,000 will be presented in respect of vote 3 to secure parliamentary authority to the appropriation in aid in favour of the British library of part of the receipts form the sale of the library's premises at Store street.
The additional provision sought, £4,410,000, will be charged to the reserve and will therefore not add to the planned total of public expenditure.