§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has to amend the Forestry Commission's Departmental Expenditure Limit for 1999–2000. [99886]
§ Mr. MorleySubject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate for Class X, Vote 3 (Forestry Commission) the Forestry Commission's Departmental Expenditure Limit for 1999–2000 will be increased by £7,5000,000 from £68,615,000 to £76,115,000. The increase is the net effect of the fall in receipts from sales of timber, offset by savings in expenditure.
The increase will be a charge on the Departmental Expenditure Limit Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.