Cash and Running Costs Limits

HC Deb 01 November 1994 vol 248 c1001W

Mr. Matthew Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes are proposed to the Treasury's cash and running costs limits in 1994–95.

Mr. Nelson

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class XVII, vote 1 will be increased by a token £1,000 from £77,363,000 to £77,364,000. The net increase is mainly to meet the cost of the grant in aid to the private finance panel executive as announced on 21 July,Official Report, column 426 and will be fully offset by savings from within the vote.

The running costs limit will be reduced by £885,000 from £80,969,000 to £80,084,000 mainly reflecting the transfer of the cost of security guards—£830,000—to the Cabinet Office, class XIX, vote 1.