§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the departmental expenditure limits for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Intervention Board and the Forestry Commission for the period covered by the last three spending reviews, calculated according to the(a) cash and (b) resource budgeting method. [134009]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 23 October 2000]: There have been only two spending reviews as such; the first was the Comprehensive Spending Review in 1998 and the second was the 2000 Spending Review. The relevant total MAFF, Intervention Board and Forestry Commission departmental expenditure limits are as follows:
£ million 1998 spending review 2000 spending review Year Cash Resource Cash1 Resource 1999–2000 1,344 1,385 — — 2000–01 1,265 1,314 — — 2001–022 1,303 — — 1,258 2002–03 — — — 1,328 2003–04 — — — 1,348 1Departmental plans are currently being finalised. Cash requirements will not be available until that process is complete. 2Changes in the 2001–02 figures between the 1998 spending review and the 2000 spending review are explained in the answer to PQ 134008, Official Report, 31 October 2000, at column 377W.