HC Deb 26 June 1997 vol 296 c609W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has to change the Cabinet Office (Security and Intelligence Services) cash limit for 1997–98. [5471]

The Prime Minister

The cash limit for Class XVIII, Vote II will be decreased by £225,000 from £713,532,000 to £713,307,000. The transfer is necessary to cover support services from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Mr. Corbett

To ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has to change the Cabinet Office: other services vote, cash limit or running costs limit for 1997–98. [5549]

The Prime Minister

The cash limit for Cabinet Office: other services (Class XVIII, Vote 1) will be reduced by £67,000 from £36,220,000 to £36,153,000 and the running costs limit will be reduced by £67,000 from £42,870,000 to £42,803,000.

This is to provide for the transfer of certain emergency planning functions from the Cabinet Office to the Home Office (Class VII, Vote I).