§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtownasked Her Majesty's Government:
What changes will be made to the cash limits of the Department of Health in 1998–99. [HL2415]
§ The Minister of State, Department of Health (Baroness Jay of Paddington)Subject to parliamentary approval, the cash limit for Class XI, Vote 1 (Hospital, community health, family health and 23WA related services, England) will be increased by £6,600,000 (from £31,385,613,000 to £31,392,213,000). This allows for a transfer of £6,600,000 from Class IX, Vote 1 (Department for Education and Employment: programmes and central services) to reflect the initial transfer of funding responsibilities for students in health care professions.
The cash limit for Class XI, Vote 2 (Department of Health, administration, miscellaneous health and personal social services, England) will be reduced by £1,130,000 (£75,000 running costs), from £1,097,507,000 to £1,096,377,000. This reduction allows for the transfer of responsibility for childcare and early years policy to Class IX, Vote 1 (Department for Education and Employment: programmes and central services) as announced by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister to Parliament on 27 March 1998 at column 296.
The Department of Health's gross running cost limit will be increased by £4,425,000 from £258,490,000 to £262,915,000 for additional work being carried out by the National Health Service Pensions Agency on missold pensions (£4,500,000) less part of the transfer mentioned above.
All increases will either be offset by savings, increased receipts or transfers to or from other Votes and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.