asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether allowance has been made in the cash limits on Supply Estimates for 1977–78 for the expenditure measures he announced in his Budget Statement.

The White Paper "Cash Limits 1977–78", like the Supply Estimates, does not take account of the expenditure measures which were announced by my right hon. Friend in his Budget Statement. Where these measures affect services covered by cash limits, the limits will be suitably adjusted. Similarly, for those measures which are financed from Votes, Supplementary Estimates will be presented as necessary.