HC Deb 07 October 2003 vol 411 c179W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his Department's expenditure limits for total gross credit approvals are for the 2003–04 financial year; and of those sums how much(a) has been committed, (b) is planned to be committed and (c) remains uncommitted. [126122]

Yvette Cooper

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's budget for credit approvals in 2003–04 is £1,227,062,000. Of this(a) £1,221,462,000 has been committed; (b) £5,600,000 is currently planned to be committed; and (c) none remains uncommitted.

Mr. Kidney

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportions of his Department's expenditure limits for total gross credit approvals for financial year 2002–03 were unused in that year. [126123]

Yvette Cooper

Six per cent. of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's budget for gross credit approvals in 2002–03 remained unused at the end of the financial year although end year flexibility arrangements allow unspent budgets to be carried forward from one year to the next.