To ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has to change the Cabinet Office (Security and Intelligence Services) cash limit for 1997–98. [5471]

The cash limit for Class XVIII, Vote II will be decreased by £225,000 from £713,532,000 to £713,307,000. The transfer is necessary to cover support services from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

To ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has to change the Cabinet Office: other services vote, cash limit or running costs limit for 1997–98. [5549]

The cash limit for Cabinet Office: other services (Class XVIII, Vote 1) will be reduced by £67,000 from £36,220,000 to £36,153,000 and the running costs limit will be reduced by £67,000 from £42,870,000 to £42,803,000.This is to provide for the transfer of certain emergency planning functions from the Cabinet Office to the Home Office (Class VII, Vote I).