§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what additional budget allocations have been made since 11 September to(a) the UK security services, (b) the 529W Ministry of Defence, (c) the Department for International Development and (d) other Departments; and if he will make a statement; [9952]
(2) what allocations have so far been approved out of the reserves for the financial years (a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03; and if he will make a statement. [8931]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer, 25 October 2001]: The Chancellor has made it clear that the Government will meet the costs of measures related to our response to international terrorism, while continuing to deliver our spending plans within the fiscal rules. Any additions to departmental expenditure limits will continue to be reported to Parliament through the supplementary estimates process in the normal way.