The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on the Contingency Reserve – 4 May 1989

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on the Contingency Reserve on 4th May 1989.


Mr. James Lamond To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what allocations from the contingency reserve he is currently considering.

Mr. Major Additions to programmes from the 1989–90 reserve have been, and will continue to be, announced after they are agreed.