§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what changes are proposed to his Department's running costs and cash limits for 1996–97. [31831]
§ Mr. BaldrySubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate the cash limit for the Intervention Board Executive Agency (class III vote 1 section B) will be increased by £9,388,00 from £47,429,000 to £56,817,000. The increases are to cover the administration costs associated with the implementation of emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom. Capital will be increased by £370,000 to £1,979,000 and agents' services by £6,715,000 to £18,427,000.
The running cost cash limit for the Intervention Board executive agency will be increased by £2,303,000 from £34,515,000 to £36,818,000 to reflect the additional costs of operating BSE measures in the UK.
The increase will be charged to the reserve and will not, therefore, add to the planned total of public expenditure.
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit for class III, vote 2—Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: departmental research, advisory services and administration, executive agencies and certain other services—will be increased by £206,700,000 from £704,618,000 to £911,318,000. The £206,700,000 all 481W relates to additional responsibilities arising in response to the BSE crisis. The gross running costs limit for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will be increased by £50,066,000 from £304,702,000 to £354,768,000.
The increase will be charged to the reserve and will not, therefore, add to the planned total of public expenditure.