To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if there are any changes to the defence cash limits and running costs limits for 1990–91.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary spring supplementary estimates, the following changes will be made:

(1) Defence Cash Limits
£'000s
Class and Vote	Current Cash Limit	Change	Revised Cash Limit
I, 1	9,108,295	+ 100,000	9,208,295
I, 2	8,944,597	+ 196,728	9,141,325
I, 3	1,407,570	+10,975	1,418,545
I, 4	1,930,960	-87,901	1,843,059
I, 5	494,027	+ 40,000	534,027

These changes, which increase the block Defence cash limit by £259,802,000 from £21,885,449,000 to £22,145,251,000, are principally to cover costs arising from the deployments of British forces to the Gulf area. The changes also take account of a number of minor transfers between the Ministry of Defence and other Government Departments. They are consistent with the forecast outturn for the planning total published today in the statistical supplement to the 1990 autumn statement.