§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes will be made to the cash limits of his Department in 1997–98. [5468]
§ Mr. DobsonThe cash limit for Class XI Vote 1 (Hospital, community health, family health and related services, England) will be reduced by £13,000,000 (from £29,362,456,000 to £29,349,456,000). This allows for a transfer to Class IX, Vote 1 (Department for Education and Employment: programmes and central services) as part of the funding for the merger of the Imperial College and the West London Medical School.
The decrease will be offset by an increase to another Vote and will not therefore change the planned total of Public expenditure.