§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what changes have been made to the class X, vote 3 cash limit and running costs limit for the Northern Ireland court service.
Mr. John M. TaylorSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class X, vote 3 has been increased by £1,226,000 from £19,086,000 to £20,312,000 and the running costs limit by £73,000 from £14,685,000 to £14,758,000. The increases arise because of additional costs incurred in respect of bomb damage to the number of court buildings, bomb damage to the Legal Aid Department's accommodation and the transferral from the Northern Ireland block of project costs for the child support legislation and the fixed penalty/points scheme.
The increases will be charged to the reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total public expenditure.