HC Deb 15 June 1994 vol 244 cc586-7W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what changes he plans to announce to cash limits on votes within his responsibility for 1994–95.

Mr. Patten

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary revised estimates, the cash limits for class X, vote 1—schools, research and miscellaneous services—and for vote 2—higher and further education—will be reduced as follows:

Class and vote Current cash limit £ Change £ Revised cash limit £
X.1 800,328,000 -59,000 800,269,000
X.2 5,787,121,000 -114,328,000 5,672,793,000

The reduction of £59,000 on class X, vote 1 represents a transfer to class X, vote 2 for increased provision for grants to further education establishments for the education of the children of travellers, refugees and displaced persons.

The reduction of £114,328,000 on class X, vote 2 is the net effect of a transfer of £113,600,000 to class X, vote 3 to increase provision for grant in aid to the Further Education Funding Council for student number-related payments; transfers from provision for grant in aid to the Higher Education Funding Council of £245,000 to the Welsh Office for payment to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales in respect of students on diploma in social work courses in Wales, and £542,000 to the Office of Science and Technology as the council's contribution towards class 3—super-computing time; and a transfer from class X, vote 1 of £59,000 for additional provision for grants to further education establishments for the education of children of travellers, refugees and displaced persons.