To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if there are any proposals to change the 1990–91 running costs limit for the office of the Minister for the Civil Service.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the running costs limit for the Office of the Minister for the Civil Service (class XIX, vote 1) will be increased by £155,000 from £33,864,000 to £34,019,000. The increase will be offset by increased appropriations in aid.The increase is required to meet increased demand for training and occupational health services provided by the Civil Service college and civil service occupational health service, respectively. The supplementary estimate includes a transfer of provision from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to reflect the transfer of responsibility for purchasing certain press summaries.In addition, the amounts listed in the table will be transferred to the Departments and agencies shown to meet part of the cost of increased management development training under the challenge funding scheme initiated by my Department. This will be met from existing but unallocated public expenditure provision.