§ Ms LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the entitlements for 1999–2000 resulting from the carry forward of underspends allowed under the DEL end year flexibility scheme. [93819]
§ Mr. MilburnSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, individual departmental DELs, running costs limits and external finance limits will be increased when entitlement is taken up.
The increase in DEL resulting from the take up of end year flexibility will be charged to the DEL Reserve and £700 million, representing the underspend in 1998–99 on programmes within DEL, is being carried forward into the 1999–2000 DEL Reserve for this purpose. A list of entitlements will be placed in the Library.