Public Expenditure Review (Hansard, 11 February 1993)

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy for any new proposals arising from the public expenditure review, announced on 8 February, relating to(a) entitlement to pensions or (b) entitlement to benefit not to be implemented within the current Parliament.

§ Mr. Portillo
It would be premature to comment on the outcome of the review before it has started. The hon. Member will be aware of the commitments contained in the Conservative party's election manifesto.

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral statement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 8 February,Official Report, column 681, when he expects the public expenditure review to be completed.

§ Mr. Portillo
The full programme of reviews is expected to be completed by the end of this Parliament, although preliminary conclusions from the four reviews started this year should help to inform the next spending round that begins in the summer.