§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proposals he has to change the 1994–95(a) cash limit and (b) running costs limits for the Office of Public Service and Science.
§ Mr. WaldegraveSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary revised estimate the cash limit for the Office of Public Service and Science, class XVIII, vote 1, will be decreased by £16,366,000 from £75,794,000 to £59,428,000 and the gross running cost limits will also be decreased by £15,745,000 from £95,751,000 to £80,006,000. The functions of the Offices of the Prime Minister, Government Chief Whip and Parliamentary Counsel have been transferred to the Cabinet Office, class XIX, vote 1. The net running cost limits for the Civil Service college has been decreased by £1,244,000 from £1,800,000 to £556,000.
The changes will not add to the planned total of public expenditure.