APPENDIX 2
Memorandum submitted by the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (M18)
SPRING SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE 1999-2000
CLASS X VOTE 2
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
The Spring Supplementary Estimate (SSE) shows
a net increase of £9,987,000 in the Ministry's Vote total
of £787,379,000. It includes:
(i) an increase in running costs for the
Meat Hygiene Service of £6,500,000 to cover a shortfall in
income resulting from a change in policy on charging;
(ii) an increase in capital of £5,500,000
to encourage economic and social development in rural areas;
(iii) a transfer of £3,691,000 Supplementary
Credit Approvals capital provision from the MAFF's non-voted provision;
(iv) an increase in running costs for the
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS),
by £1,103,000 and receipts by £1,869,000, resulting
from projects under the Wider Markets Initiative;
(v) a transfer from the Department of Health
(Class II, Vote 2) of £138,000 running costs for legal representation
for BSE expert committees;
(vi) a take up of £2,790,000 for the
Organic Aid Scheme, being the MAFF share of the recently agreed
£15 million UK Farming Aid Package;
(vii) a transfer of £59,000 running
costs and £34,000 programme provision to DETR (Class III,
Vote 7) in respect of work carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard
Agency (MCA) on behalf of MAFF, SERAD and DARD;
(viii) take up transfers from SERAD &
DARD of £54,000 (programme and running cost) for their share
of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency costs;
(ix) transfers in from Department of Health,
SERAD, NAWAD and, DARD for £2,497,000 as their contribution
towards the cost of the BSE Inquiry;
(x) a transfer of £107,000 running costs
from DETR (Class III, Vote 5) for rents owed to MAFF;
(xi) take up £79,000 additional provision
and £134,000 appropriations in aid for the secondment of
MAFF staff and other experts involved in the Commission's Phare
Twinning Scheme; and
(xii) an increase in non-AME receipts of
£10,376,000 for Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances (Subhead
T4).
The main elements are summarised below:
PROGRAMMES TO
PROTECT PUBLIC
HEALTH
Subhead A2
Transfers in from Department of Health, SERAD,
NAWAD and, DARD for £2,497,000 as their contributions towards
the cost of the BSE Inquiry.
PROGRAMMES TO
PROTECT AND
ENHANCE THE
RURAL AND
MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Subhead C4
A take up of £2,790,000 for the Organic
Aid Scheme; being the MAFF share of the £15 million UK Farming
Aid Package, agreed in December 1999.
PROGRAMMES TO
ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT IN
RURAL AREAS
Subhead G5
An increase of £5,500,000 of capital funding
to encourage economic and social development in rural areas, under
the Rural Development Programme.
PROGRAMMES TO
CONSERVE FISH
STOCKS FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS
Subheads I1 and I2
Transfers of £59,000 running costs and
£34,000 programme provision to DETR (Class III Vote 7) in
respect of work carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
(MCA) on behalf of the MAFF, SERAD, and DARD.
Take up of transfers of £29,000 running
costs and £17,000 programme provision from the SERAD and
£5,000 running costs and £3,000 programme provision
from the DARD to fund their share of the MCA cost.
PROGRAMMES
INCREASING THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS
Subheads M1, M2, M3 and MZ
A take up of running costs from DETR (Class
III, Vote 5) of £107,000 for rents owed to MAFF.
A take up of £79,000 additional provision
and £134,000 appropriations in aid for the secondment of
MAFF staff and other experts involved in the Commission's Phare
Twinning Scheme.
A transfer of £19,584,000 capital charge
receipts from subhead M2 to subhead N2, being the Agencies' share
of the Vote total capital charge receipts provision.
A take up of running costs from the Department
of Health (Class II, Vote 2) of £138,000 for the cost of
legal representation for BSE expert committees.
A transfer of £3,691,000 Supplementary
Credit Approvals capital provision from the MAFF's non-voted provision.
OPERATIONAL COSTS
OF THE
MINISTRY'S
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Subheads N1, N2 and NZ
A transfer of £19,584,000 capital charge
receipts to subhead N2 from subhead M2, being the Agencies' share
of the Vote total capital charge receipts provision.
Increased running costs for the Meat Hygiene
Service of £6,500,000 to cover a shortfall in income resulting
from a change in policy of charging.
Increased running costs for the Centre for Environment,
Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) of £1,103,000 and
receipts of £1,869,000 resulting from projects under the
Wider Markets Initiative.
MAIN DEPARTMENTAL
PROGRAMMES IN
ANNUALLY MANAGED
EXPENDITURE
Subheads Q4 and R4
An increase in AME expenditure of £164,121,000
to provide for "agrimonetary compensation". Additional
payments had to be made to compensate for pound exchange rate
fluctuations against the Euro.
Subheads QZ and RZ
An increase in AME receipts of £462,000
associated with increased payments under the subheads Q4 and R4.
Subheads T4 and U4
An increase in receipts of £163,659,000
to cover the net increase in subheads Q4, R4, QZ and RZ.
An increase in receipts of £10,376,000
for Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances. Funding for this scheme
was transferred from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural
Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) to the Guarantee Section when
the Rural Development Regulations came into force in January 2000.
21 June 2000
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