§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has to change the Cabinet Office Security and Intelligence Services Vote departmental expenditure limit for 1999–2000. [109085]
§ The Prime MinisterSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the departmental expenditure limit for Class XVII, Vote 2 will be increased by £26,030,000 from £742,947,000 to £768,977,000 and the gross running cost limit will be increased by £30,468,000 from £380,067,000 to £410,535,000.
The change is to effect transfers of £2,500,000 to the Ministry of Defence (Class VI, Vote 1) and £750,000 from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Class II, Vote 1), the take up of running costs end year flexibility of £3,698,000 as announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 27 July 1999, Official Report, column 393W. It also provides for an increase in the departmental expenditure limit of £24,175,000 for services bought from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the reclassification of £10,280,000 from capital to other current expenditure and of £1,790,000 from annual managed expenditure to departmental expenditure limit.
There will be an increase in Appropriations in Aid of £5,651,000 and a net increase in other current expenditure of £4,942,000.
The increases in provision will be offset by transfers or increased receipts, or charged to the Reserve, and will not, therefore, add to the planned total of public expenditure.