§ Mr. CoakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes he proposes to make in his Department's cash limits and running costs limits for 1998–99. [75216]
§ Mr. FatchettSubject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates the following change will be made in addition to the changes I announced on 11 February 1999,Official Report, column 361.
The cash limit for Class II, Vote 2 (Other External Relations) will be increased by £10,000,000 from £265,611,000 to £275,611,000. The additional provision is required to provide assistance to Sierra Leone. It will be used to provide additional practical support to ECOMOG, to help train and equip a democratically accountable Sierra Leone army, and to provide support for peace negotiations.
The increase will be charged to the Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.