HC Deb 15 June 1994 vol 244 c563W
Mr. Dunn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has to change his Department's cash limits and running costs limits for 1994–95.

Mr. MacGregor

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary revised estimate and supplementary estimates, the following changes will be made:

  1. (i) the cash limit for class VI, vote 1—Highways Agency—will be reduced by £3,500,000 from £2,102,028,000 to £2,098,528,000 to give effect to the transfer of expenditure on the Woolwich ferry to class VI, vote 5;
  2. (ii) the cash limit for class VI, vote 5—local roads and transport—will be increased by £2,855,000 from £530,049,000 to £532,904,000. The increase is made up of a transfer from class VI, vote 1 of £3,500,000 offset by a transfer to DoT/LACAP of £645,000 which will therefore increase DoT/LACAP cash limit by £645,000 from £290,713,000;
  3. (iii) the cash limit for class VI, vote 2—administration and transport services—will be increased by £1,015,000 from £234,410,000 to £235,425,000. Additional provision is required for residual expenses in connection with the sale of DVOIT at £15,000 and for the sale of the Transport Research Laboratory at £1,000,000.

The overall increase will not add to the planned total of public expenditure.