§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what changes he intends to make to the cash limits and running costs provision for 1995–96 within his responsibility. [27857]
§ Mr. LangSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimates, I intend to make changes to two voted cash limits.
- a. The cash limit for class XIV, vote 2, training programmes, roads and transport services, industrial and regional support, Scotland will be increased by £1,038,000 from £940,184,000 to £941,222,000. The increase takes account of a transfer from the Department of Trade and Industry to provide a technology advisory service to small and medium-sized businesses.
- b. The cash limit for class XIV, vote 5, housing and environmental services, Scotland will be increased by £420,000 from £416,648,000 to £417,068,000. The increase in provision is required to meet the administrative costs associated with the creation of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and will be found within existing Scottish Office provision.
Neither of these changes will therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.