To ask the Secretary of Strate for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes have been made in the 1990–91 cash limit for expenditure by the Overseas Development Administration.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the cash limit on the overseas aid vote (class II, vote 5) will be increased by £1,444,000 from £1,477,509,000 to £1,478,953,000. The increase reflects adjustments to the aid programme including a contribution from the Scottish Office to the costs of the St. Helena ship. The increase is within the forecast outturn for the planning total published today in the statistical supplement to the 1990 autumn statement.