§ Mr. DicksTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on changes to the 1995–96 cash limit and running costs limit for the Office of Public Service. [13542]
§ Mr. FreemanSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for the Office of Public Service, class XVIII, vote 1, will be increased by £1,636,000 from £53,713,000 to £55,349,000 and the gross running cost limit will he increased by £291,000 from £78,830,000 to £79,121,000. The changes reflect the transfers of the Security Facilities Executive Agency and the Buying Agency from the Department of the Environment—class VII, vote 8, the Office of Science and Technology being transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry and the deregulation unit and competitiveness division being transferred from the Department of Trade and Industry. Provision is also made for the privatisation of executive agencies. SAFE will have a net running cost limit of zero.