§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what changes he proposes to make to the cash limits for his Department in the current financial year.
§ Mr. RedwoodSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimates, the cash limit on class XV, vote 2 will be reduced by £9,994,000, from £185,192,000 to £175,198,000; the cash limit on class XV, vote 4 will be increased by £967,000, from £564,452,000 to £565,419,000; the cash limit on class XV, vote 5 will be increased by £4,820,000, from £487,955,000 to £492,775,000; the cash limit on class XV, vote 8 will be increased by £3,000,000 from £1,498,032,000 to £1,502,032,000. The local authority capital limitWO/LACAP—will be increased by £1,079,000 from £464,390,000 to £465,811,000.
The decrease in the cash limit for vote 2 is in respect of the planned recovery of an additional payment of grant in aid made to the Welsh Development Agency in 1993–94 to help cover a major receipt expected in that year but delayed until 1994–95.
The increase in the cash limit for vote 4 provides for the expected increase in the number of participants in training for work claiming allowances.
The increase in the cash limit for vote 5 comprises £4,000,000 extra for central Government expenditure on motorways and trunk roads, an additional £500,000 for transport grant for the third Dee crossing and an additional £320,000 for the Staff Commission for Wales.
The increase in the cash limit for vote 8 provides an additional £3,000,000 for central Government expenditure on health and personal social services.
There is also one change to a non-voted cash limit. The increase in the cash limit for WO/LACAP is in respect of an additional £1,000,000 for a housing "under-occupation" 620W initiative; and extra £500,000 for a supplementary credit approval for the third Dee crossing and a reduction of £421,000 as a result of a transfer to the Home Office in respect of the fire service.
None of the proposed changes will add to the planned total of public expenditure.