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DEFENCE

Supplementary Estimates

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon): Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Ministry of Defence departmental expenditure limits will be increased by £476,763,000 from £29,868,175,000 to £30,344,938,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
£'000

		New DEL
	Change	Voted	Non-voted	Total
Resource	364,763	31,393,762	561,434	31,955,196
Capital	112,000	6,437,780	1,220	6,439,000
Depreciation*		-7,879,258	-170,000	-8,049,258
Total	476,763	29,952,284	392,654	30,344,938

*Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.

The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:

A transfer from Capital DEL to Resource DEL of £350,000,000 as agreed in SR 04.

Transfers totalling £14,750,000 from the Cabinet Office (£10,057,000), the Scottish Executive (£1,112,000), the Welsh Assembly (£611,000), the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (£770,000) and the Department of Trade and Industry (£2,200,000) as their share of the National Meteorological Programme and Weather Warning Service costs under a pan Government agreement.

A transfer of £13,000 from the Department of Work and Pensions as a contribution to the Veteran Agency's helpline.

An increase in Resource Appropriations in Aid of £16,300,000 from receipt of a special dividend from the Hydrographic Office.

The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from:

the take up of end year flexibility of £168,000,000 CDEL;

to reflect the balance sheet capitalisation of £335,000,000 for MOD main building, Whitehall, following a PFI refurbishment;

a transfer from Capital DEL to Resource DEL of £350,000,000 as agreed in SR04;

to recognise a Capital DEL reduction of £41 million in RfR1, for the advanced purchase of programmed equipment as UORs, under RfR2 in 2003–04.

The changes to CDEL and RDEL will lead to an increased net cash requirement of £141,763,000.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Supplementary Estimates

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott): Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Office of the Deputy Prime
 
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Minister's departmental expenditure Llmits for 2004–05 will change as follows:

(1) the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Main Programmes DEL will be increased by £87,881,000 from £7,041,948,000 to £7,129,829,000 and the administration costs limit will be increased by £26,889,000 from £327,916,000 to £354,805,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
£'000

		New DEL
	Change	Voted	Non-voted	Total
Resource	134,571	2,896,885	1,950,019	4,846,904
Capital	-46,690	995,951	1,286,974	2,282,925
Depreciation*		-10,961	-4,200	-15,161
Total	87,881	3,881,875	3,232,793	7,114,668

*Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL, since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.

The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:

(i) take_up_of_end-year_flexibility_of_£121,441,000 comprising:

(a) £35,743,000 for housing programme expenditure;

(b) £1,340,000 for ordnance survey expenditure;

(c) £3,000,000 for e-planning;

(d) £331,000 from invest to save budget for fire services;

(e) £41,163,000 for fire services programme expenditure including transitional funding;

(f) £1,950,000 for Fire Service College;

(g) £4,500,000 for regional policy (regional assemblies);

(h) £896,000 for research expenditure;

(i) £7,987,000 (administration costs) for Planning Inspectorate Executive Agency;

(j) £3,000,000 for central administration provision;

(k) £21,020,000 non-voted for regional development agencies;

(l) £511,000 non-voted for the housing corporation.

(ii) a_net_transfer_of_£_47,786,000_to_other_Government_Departments, comprising:

Programme Expenditure

(a) £109,000 from the Scottish Executive for Housing;

(b) £130,000 from Home Office for Special Grants Programme;

(c) £10,000,000 from Department of Trade and Industry to non voted for English Partnerships;

(d) £3,000,000 from Department for Education and Skills to non voted for Housing Corporation;

Administration Costs (Central ODPM)

(e) £80,000 from the Department for Transport for the Equality and Diversity Unit;

(f) £39,000 from the Home Office for anti social behaviour;

(g) £518,000 from the Office of National Statistics;

Administration Costs (Government Offices)

(h) £19,451,000 from the Home Office to the Government Offices for work on Crime Reduction Unit, Active Community Unit, Street Crime, Community Cohesion, Drugs Prevention Advisory Service, Communities Policy, Business Crime Advisors, Criminal Justice intervention Programme, Youth Crime, Restriction on Bail, Local Delivery Managers and core funding;

 
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(i) £3,999,000 from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Government Offices for work on Core Agenda;

(j) £600,000 from Department for Education and Skills to the Government Offices for work on Core Agenda;

(k) £58,000 from Department of Work and Pensions to Government Offices for additional work on the European Social Fund;

Programme Expenditure

(l) £77,169,000 to Department of Trade and Industry for non cash expenditure of Regional Development Agencies;

(m) £1,500,000 to Department for Education and Skills from Neighbourhood Renewal;

(n) £258,000 to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in support of the Liveability Toolkit;

Administration Costs (Central ODPM)

(o) £6,507,000 to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs to cover the baseline budget for the rent on Ashdown House;

(p) £48,000 to the Department for Transport for Counselling and Support Services;

(q) £45,000 to the Highway Agency for Counselling and Support Services;

(r) £30,000 to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for Counselling and Support services;

(s) £3,000 to the Vehicle Certification Agency for Counselling and Support Services;

(t) £210,000 to the Department of Constitutional Affairs for Accounting Services;

(iii) A_net_increase_in_receipts_of_£528,000 after offsetting

(a) increases in provision of £300,000 for Housing, £100,000 for Building Regulations, £200,000 for Planning, £736,000 for Fire Services, £1,333,000 for Civil Resilience, £550,000 for Research, £126,000 for administration costs, £100,000 to non voted for Housing Corporation; and

(b) decreases in provision of £1,287,000 for Fire Service College, £510,000 voted and £1,120,000 non voted for the Ordnance Survey programme expenditure.

(iv) A_transfer_of_£2,510,000_to_Request_for_Resources_2 to fund Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) Inspection.

(v) A_transfer_of_£68,426,000_from_capital_to_resource_investment within non voted for the Housing Corporation

(vi) A_transfer_of_£5,000,000_from_resource_investment_to_capital within non voted for English Partnerships

(vii) A net transfer of £8,673,000 from non-voted to voted provision comprising:

(a) A transfer of £12,600,000 to Housing programmes from non voted for the Housing Corporation

(b) A transfer of £3,577,000 from voted to non voted within the Other Growth Areas (£400,000 in respect of SEEDA and £3,177,000 for English Partnerships);

(c) A transfer of £350,000 from Planning to non voted for English Partnerships;

(viii) As a result of the changes to Request for Resources 1, The_Office_of_the_Deputy_Prime_Minister's_administration_provision has been increased by £28,889,000 from £329,043,000 to £ 357,932,000.
 
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The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from:

(ix) take_up_of_end_year_flexibility_of_£18,253,000 comprising of

(a) £5,440,000 for the Housing programme expenditure;

(b) £2,200,000 for E—Planning;

(c) £50,000 drawn down of Invest to Save Budget for Fire services;

(d) £240,000 for expenditure by the Planning Inspectorate Executive Agency;

(e) £6,678,000 ODPM (C) Capital for Strategic IT;

(f) £915,000 for Government Offices;

(g) £1,030,000 non voted for Departmental Unallocated Provision;

(h) £1,700,000 non- voted for the Housing Corporation.

(x) A_transfer_of_£68,426,000_from_capital_to_resource_investment within non-voted for the housing corporation.

(xi) A_transfer_of_£1,517,000_to_the_Department_for_Transport for Capital Strategic IT

(xii) A_transfer_of_£5,000,000_to_capital_from_resource_investment within non-voted for English Partnerships

(xiii) Within the capital element of the DEL there is a net transfer of £71,612,000 from non-voted to voted provision comprising of; £59,968,000 from non voted for Local Authority Supported Capital Expenditure to Other Housing and Homelessness; £5,000,000 from non voted for English Partnerships to voted for Coalfields Enterprise Fund; £5,456,000 from voted to non voted within Other Growth Area and £12,100,000 from non-voted Housing Corporation to Other Housing and Homelessness

(2) The_Office_of_the_Deputy_Prime_Minister's_Local_Government_DEL will be increased by £83,059,000 from £43,684,096,000 to £43,767,155,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
£'000

		New DEL
	Change	Voted	Non-voted	Total
Resource	35,609	43,290,206	104,515	43,394,721
Capital	47,450	363,484	8,950	372,434
Depreciation	786	-913	1,699	786
Total	83,845	43,652,777	115,164	43,767,941

The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:

(i) Take_up_of_End_Year_Flexibility_of_£30,974,000 comprising:

(a) £4,241,000 for Valuation Services;

(b) £5,303,000 for Best Value Intervention Costs;

(c) £8,132,000 for Local Government Research and Publicity (including £530,000 draw down from the Invest to Save Budget);

(d) £75,000 for Local Governance;

(e) £12,722,000 for Other Grants and Payments;

(f) £501,000 non voted for the Standards Board

(ii) A_transfer_of_£2,510,000_from_Request_for_Resources_1 to fund Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) Inspection.
 
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(iii) A_transfer_of_£100,000_from_voted_resource_consumption_DEL_to_non-_voted_capital_DEL for the Standards Board.

(iv) A_transfer_of_£3,900,000 to the Department of Constitutional Affairs.

(v) Increase_in_provision_of_£6,000,000 for the Efficiency Challenge Fund.

(vi) A_transfer_from_Other_Government_Departments of £125,000.

The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from

(a) Take_up_of_End_Year_Flexibility_of_£47,000,000 for Local Government on Line;

(b) Take_up_of_End_Year_Flexibility_of_£350,000 for Valuation Tribunal Service;

(c) A_transfer_of_£100,000_from_voted_resource_consumption_DEL_to_non-_voted_capital_DEL for the Standards Board.

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