§ Mr. GallieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what changes he intends to make to the cash limits for 1995–96 within his responsibility. [24065]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe non-voted cash limit Scottish Office/LA1, which covers local authority non-housing capital expenditure, is to be increased by £10,500,000 from £599,303,000 to £609,803,000. There will be an increase in net capital allocations to meet a fall in anticipated European regional development fund receipts and to meet the effect of severe weather. This increase is fully offset by a reduction of £5,000,000 in the non-voted cash limit SO/ERDF from £120,025,000 to £115,025,000 and a reduction in roads and transport class XIV, vote 2 amounting to £5,500,000 so that it will not add to the planned total of public expenditure.