§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister regarding underspend in the Department of Health; [13206]
(2) what measures he is taking to reduce underspend in the (a) Department for Education and Skills, (b) Department of Health, (c) DETR main programmes, (d) Ministry of Defence and (e) Home Office; [13203]
(3) if he will provide a breakdown of the main items of intended expenditure that were not spent comprising the underspend arising from the difference between the 915W Final Department Expenditure Limit and Provisional Outturn for 2000–01 for the (a) Department for Education and Skills, (b) Department of Health, (c) DETR main programmes, (d) Ministry of Defence and (e) Home Office. [13202]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 13 November 2001,Official Report, columns 606–07W.