§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a breakdown for each financial year since April 1992 of(a) the proportion and (b) the amount in real terms spent from the reserves. [34141]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe level of the Reserve within the overall control limit on departmental spending (Departmental Expenditure Limits since 1998–99, Control Totals previous to that) is set out at the beginning of each financial year in the Financial Statement and Budget Report. Outturn against departments' individual control limits, including any additions made from the Reserve, is given each summer in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper.