To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to Table B17 of the Pre-Budget Report 2008, Cm 7484, which departments will have their (a) resource and (b) capital departmental expenditure limits increased in the current financial year; and what each increase will be, expressed in near-cash terms. (241814)

The details of Departments’ budgets changes that will take place in the current financial year will be set out to Parliament in Spring Supplementary Estimates. Spring Supplementary Estimates include changes to near cash budgets.