HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 c757W
Mr. Brazier

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what changes he plans to the 1994–95 cash limits for the votes of the Lord Chancellor's Department, class IX, vote 1 and the Public Record Office, class IX, vote 5.

Mr. John M. Taylor

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class IX, vote 1 has been increased by £18,175,000 from £760,918,000 to £779,093,000 as a result of a shortfall in civil court fee income. The running cost limit has been reduced by £2,884,000 from £431,330,000 to £428,446,000.

The cash limit for class IX, vote 5 has been reduced by £3,000,000 from £53,993,000 to £50,993,000 as a result of reduced expenditure on a major capital project. The running costs limit has been increased by £199,000 from £25,246,000 to £25,445,000. Some £196,000 is for take-up of end-year flexibility entitlement as announced by the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July 1994, Official Report, columns 729–34. The remaining £3,000 has been transferred from HM Treasury for the move to repayment of the average property price lists for calculating additional housing cost allowance. The additional running cost provision is covered by savings in capital provision.

The increase in the cash limit on class IX, vote 1 is partially offset by the cash limit reduction on class IX, vote 5. The remaining £15,175,000 will be charged to the reserve and will not add to the planned total of public expenditure.