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TREASURY

EC Budget

Mr. David Shaw: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to publish the next edition of "Europe Finances". [36354]

Mr. Robert Ainsworth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to publish the statement on the 1996 EC budget; and what factors underlie the delay in publication. [36690]

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: I hope to publish this document before the recess. I regret that publication has been delayed by pressures of other work in the Treasury.

Private Finance Initiative

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the principal differences in the treatment of PFI projects between the present system of cash accounting and the system of resource accounting which is planned to be introduced. [36571]

Mr. Jack: PFI contracts seek to procure public services which flow from capital invested by the private sector. Proposals to achieve an appropriate accounting treatment for PFI projects under resource accounting will be examined by the independent financial reporting advisory board to the Treasury which has been set up in response to the wishes of Parliament.

Public Sector Finance

Mr. Matthew Banks: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the entitlements for 1996-97 resulting from the carry forward of underspends allowed under the endyear flexibility schemes for capital, running costs, health, Ministry of Defence operating costs, EU structural funds and Jubilee line extension expenditure. [37693]

Mr. Waldegrave: A list of entitlements totalling £369 million for capital expenditure; £498 million for running costs; £268 million for health expenditure; £285 million for MOD operating costs expenditure; £359 million for EU structural funds and £30 million for expenditure on the Jubilee line extension is shown in the table.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, individual cash limits and running costs limits will be increased when entitlement is taken up.

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The total increase in cash limits resulting from the take-up of end-year flexibility will be charged to the Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.

Entitlements for 1996-97 voted cash limits resulting from the carryover of capital underspends

Class	Vote	Vote title	£000
I	3	Defence systems procurement and research	148,503
II	1	Foreign and Commonwealth Officer Overseas representation	7,543
II	3	Foreign and Commonwealth Office BBC World Service	1,190
III	2	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: operational expenditure, agencies and departmental administration	5,189
IV	1	Department of Trade and Industry: programmes and administration	1,783
IV	2	Department of Trade Industry: science	4,605
IV	13	Office of Electricity Regulation	50
V	1	Highways Agency	21,064
V	2	Department of Transport: administration and transport services	2,000
V	4	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	2,000
V	5	Roads and local transport	7,467
VI	2	Regeneration and countryside and wildlife, England	3,135
VI	3	Environmental protection and water	1,552
VI	5	Department of the Environment: administration	4,000
VI	8	Ordnance Survey	1,906
VIII	2	Northern Ireland Court Service	2,000
VIII	3	Public Record Office	1,481
VIII	6	HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor	187
VIII	7	The Crown Office, Scotland and Lord Advocate's Department	1,800
IX	1	Department for Education and Employment: programmes and central services	5,204
X	1	Department of National Heritage: programme expenditure and administration	1,372
XIII	1	Agriculture, fisheries and environmental services, Scotland	2,085
XIII	2	Local government, housing, transport, other environmental services and European funds, Scotland	3,230
XIII	3	Education, industry, arts and libraries, Scotland	19,609
XIII	5	Law, order and protective services, police grant and social work services, Scotland	2,000
XIII	6	Scottish Office: administration	737
XIII	7	General Register Office for Scotland	93
XIII	8	Scottish Record Office	607
XIII	9	Administration of justice, Scotland	1,755
XIV	1	Agriculture and fisheries, Wales	2,000
XIV	2	Industrial support, Development Board for Rural Wales, housing subsidy, employment and training and education, Wales	3,536
XIV	3	Roads and transport, housing, other environmental services, CADW, arts and libraries, health and personal social services, ERDF and Welsh Office administration, Wales	262
XV	1	Northern Ireland Office administration, law, order, protective and miscellaneous services	2,000
XVI	1	H M Treasury	2,000
XVI	4	Inland Revenue: administration	507
XVI	5	Inland Revenue Valuation Office (Executive Agency): administration	353
XVI	8	Department for National Savings	535
XVI	11	The Office of HM Paymaster General	1,210
XVI	12	Office for National Statistics	1,254
XVII	1	Cabinet Office: Office of Public Services	5,674
XVIII	2	Cabinet office: security and intelligence services	1,902
Total voted capital entitlements			275,380

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Entitlements for 1996-97 non-voted cash limits resulting from the carryover of capital underspends

Cash block	Description of expenditure	£000
DOE/ERDF	Supplementary credit approvals for capital expenditure by local authorities and payments to public and private sector bodies in England funded by ERDF grant.	3,960
DOE/HC	Department of the Environment: grants and capital expenditure financed by the Housing Corporation in England.	569
DOE/RCW	Department of the Environment: supplementary credit approvals to local authorities under the Single Regeneration.	1,567
DOE/LACAP	Department of the Environment: basic credit approvals to local authorities in England for housing, transport (except passenger transport authorities, education, health, other services and (for counties only) fire services. Supplementary credit approvals, specified capital grants and certain other grants to local authorities in England for housing.	4,105
DOE/OES	Department of the Environment: supplementary credit approvals for other environmental services in England, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and the Isles of Scilly (water and sewerage).	1,877
DOH/LACAP	Supplementary credit approvals for health in England.	1,305
DOT/LACAP	Department of Transport: supplementary credit approvals for transport in England. Basic credit approvals for passenger transport authorities. Supplementary credit approvals to cover local authority expenditure which will be reimbursed by ERDF grant.	5,258
LCD/LACAP	Lord Chancellor's Department: supplementary credit approvals for magistrates' courts (England and Wales).	767
MAFF/LACAP	Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food: supplementary credit approvals for flood defence, coast protection and harbour improvements in England.	66
NID1	Northern Ireland Departments: services in Northern Ireland broadly analogous to services in Great Britain covered by cash limits but including family practitioner services.	17,587
NID4	Northern Ireland Departments: expenditure in Northern Ireland on national agriculture capital grant schemes, certain assistance for production, marketing and processing and the fishing industry.	646
SO/LA1	Scottish Office: net capital allocations and grants to local authorities in Scotland for roads and transport, non-HRA housing, police, education, social work services, general services and urban programme.	29,849
SO/LA2	Scottish Office: net capital allocations and grants to local authorities in Scotland for HRA housing. Capital expenditure by New Towns in Scotland for housing and other environmental services.	11,741
WO/LACAP	Welsh Office: basic credit approvals for local authorities in Wales. Supplementary credit approvals for all services (except ERDF projects). Strategic Development Scheme grants (both capital and current) and some housing grants.	14,473
Total non voted entitlements		93,770
Total capital entitlements		369,150

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Entitlements for 1996-97 cash limits and external finance limits resulting from the carryover of underspends on health expenditure

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Class	Vote	Description of expenditure	£000
XI	1	Hospital, community health, family health and related services, England	124,373
XI	2	Department of Health administration, miscellaneous health and personal social services, England	12,188
XIII	4	Hospital, community health, family health, other health services and welfare food, Scotland	44,586
XIII	5	Law, order and protective services, police grant and social work services, Scotland	1,494
XIV	3	Roads and transport, housing, other environmental services, CADW, arts and libraries, health and personal social services, ERDF and Welsh Office administration, Wales431
XIV	5	Hospital, community health, family health services and other health services (part), Wales	30,699
NHS Trusts		Scottish Office	21,678
(Scotland)
NHS Trusts		Welsh Office	17,009
(Wales)
NID 1	--	Northern Ireland Office: Services in Northern Ireland broadly analogous to services in Great Britain covered by cash limits but including family practitioner services	15,510
Total health entitlements			267,968

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Entitlements for 1996-97 cash limits resulting from the carryover of underspends on structural funds expenditure

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Cash limit	Vote title or description of expenditure	£000
Class IV--Vote 1	Department of Trade and Industry programmes and administration	41,140
DOE/ERDF	Supplementary credit approvals for capital expenditure by local authorities and payments to public and private sector bodies in England funded by ERDF grant	57,238
Class IX--Vote 1	Department for Education and Employment: programmes and central services	177,283
Class XIII--Vote 2	Local government, housing, transport, other environmental services and European funds, Scotland	29,556
SO/ERDF	Payments of grants to local authorities and other bodies in Scotland on approved projects which match forecast European Regional Development Fund receipts	32,105
WO/ERDF	Payments of European Regional Development Fund grants in Wales including supplementary credit approvals in respect of capital expenditure by local authorities	22,000
Total structural funds entitlements		359,322
Entitlement for the Ministry of Defence resulting from the carryover of underspends on operating costs		285,332
entitlement for the Jubilee line		30,000

Entitlements for 1996-97 running costs limits resulting from the carryforward of running costs underspends

Department	£000
Overseas Development Administration	5,281
Intervention Board--Executive Agency	2,814
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	8,834
Trade and Industry	15,654
Office of Fair Trading	349
Office of Telecommunications	179
Office of Electricity Regulation	1,291
Department of Transport	19,834
Department of the Environment	36,074
Health and Safety Executive	10,829
Home Office	12,545
Charity Commission	695
Lord Chancellor's Department	8,689
Northern Ireland Court Service	520
Crown Prosecution Service	798
Public Record Office	5,157
Serious Fraud Office	1,014
Treasury Solicitor's Department	3,115
Crown Office	1,898
Department for Education and Employment	94,889
OFSTED	5
Department of National Heritage	2,024
OFLOT	210
Department of Health	10,415
Department of Social Security	27,000
Scottish Office	14,013
Scottish Courts Administration	3,810
Scottish Record Office	1,076
General Register Office	380
Welsh Office	915
Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales	157
Northern Ireland Office and Departments	45,013
H M Treasury	11,932
Customs and Excise	33,557
Inland Revenue	85,997
Registry of Friendly Societies	435
Department for National Savings	1,942
Office of National Statistics	5,453
Office of Public Service	18,485
Cabinet Office	1,788
Security and Intelligence Services	2,670
Privy Council Office	281
Total running costs	498,017

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