§ Mr. LeslieTo ask the President of the Council what proposals she has to amend the Privy Council Office Departmental Expenditure Limit and running costs limit for 2000–01. [137634]
§ Mrs. BeckettSubject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate for Class XVII, Vote 5, the Privy Council Office Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) for 2000–01 will be increased by £373,000 from £2,578,000 to £2,951,000 and the running costs limit will be increased by £373,000 from £2,618,000 to £2,991,000.
The increase in the DEL is to fund the new Business Co-ordination Unit (BCU) (£320,000) which I announced on 11 May 2000, Official Report, column 433W, and to take up money granted from the Civil Service Modernisation Fund (£53,000).
The increase will be a charge on a DEL reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.