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Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
Schedule 2 — Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid
Part 2 — Supplementary, 2004–05
15

Estimate/
Net Resources
Grants out of the
Operating
Non-operating

Request for Resources
authorised for use
Consolidated Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations

in Aid
in Aid

£
£
£
£

5

agents; Crown Prosecution Services; the support of

voluntary sector organisations working within the

Criminal Justice System; in connection with the

confiscation of the proceeds of crime; and associated

non-cash items.

10

SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE

7,865,000

0

1.  Reducing fraud and the cost of fraud and
7,865,000

0

delivering justice and the rule of law

15

Administration, investigation, prosecution and

associated non-cash items.

HM PROCURATOR GENERAL AND TREASURY

3,014,000

0

20

SOLICITOR

1.  Providing comprehensive and competitive legal
3,481,000

7,091,000

services to government departments and publicly

funded bodies

25

Administration, costs and fees for legal and related

services, residual matters following the closure of the

Government Property Lawyers Agency and

associated non-cash items.

30

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

1,251,376,000

54,301,000

1.  Provision of defence capability
341,201,000

22,530,000

[9]

35

Personnel costs of the armed forces and their reserves

and cadet forces and personnel costs of Defence

Ministers and of civilian staff employed by the

Ministry of Defence; movements; charter of ships;

logistic services for the Armed Forces; repair,

40

maintenance, stores and supply services; associated

capital facilities and works; contractors’ redundancy

cost; plant and machinery; nuclear warhead and

fissile material programme; procurement, including

development and production of equipment and

45

weapon systems for the armed forces; purchases for

sale abroad; research etc by contract; sundry

procurement services including those on repayment

terms; land and buildings works services; contingent

liabilities; services provided by other Government

50

departments; sundry services, subscriptions, grants

and other payments including those abroad such as

assistance to Foreign and Commonwealth

Governments for defence related purposes and UK

youth community projects; set-up costs and loans to,

55

and income from, Trading Funds; and other

associated non-cash items.

2.  Conflict prevention
899,524,000

0

[10]

60

Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis

management, conflict resolution/peacemaking,

peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on

associated strengthening of international and regional

systems and capacity; and other associated non-cash

65

items.

0

3.  War Pensions and Allowances, etc
10,000,000

Pensions and other payments/allowances for

70

disablement or death arising out of war or service in

the Armed Forces after 2 September 1939, awards to

surviving members of British groups held prisoner by

the Japanese during the Second World War (Far

Eastern Prisoners of War) or their surviving spouses,

75

and pensions and other payments in respect of service

in the Armed Forces at other times; and other

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
Schedule 2 — Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid
Part 2 — Supplementary, 2004–05
16

Estimate/
Net Resources
Grants out of the
Operating
Non-operating

Request for Resources
authorised for use
Consolidated Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations

in Aid
in Aid

£
£
£
£

5

associated non-cash items.

ARMED FORCES RETIRED PAY, PENSIONS, ETC

0

0

1.  Armed forces retired pay, pensions, etc
330,000,000

34,340,000

10

Payment of retired pay, pensions and lump sum

benefits to persons covered by the scheme.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

319,122,000

0

15

1.  Promoting internationally the interests of the
64,059,000

90,791,000

UK and contributing to a strong world community
[11]

Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth

20

Office including UK Trade and Investment, on its

administration, Wilton Park Executive Agency,

hospitality and facilities; international organisations,

grants-in-aid to bodies supporting FCO objectives;

scholarships, information services and sponsored

25

visits; special payments and assistance programmes to

support foreign policy objectives including human

rights, good governance, international security and

the fight against the illicit drug trade, the BBC

Monitoring Service; on grant-in-aid to the BBC World

30

Service for broadcasting and to the British Council;

the refund of certain taxes and duties paid by certain

Foreign and Commonwealth governments and

international organisations; and on associated non-

cash items.

35

2.  Conflict prevention
216,086,000

0

[12]

Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth

Office on conflict prevention, early warning, crisis

40

management, conflict resolution/peacemaking,

peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on

associated strengthening of international and regional

systems and capacity.

45

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL

138,069,000

5,574,000

DEVELOPMENT

1.  Eliminating poverty in poorer countries
190,762,000

350,000

50

International development under the International

Development Act 2002, including financial and

technical assistance to governments, institutions,

voluntary agencies and individuals; capital and other

subscriptions and contributions, including payments

55

under guarantee to multilateral development banks

and other international and regional bodies;

emergency, refugee and other relief; pensions and

allowances in respect of overseas service, including

contributions to pension funds and grants in lieu of

60

pensions; global environment assistance; payments to

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organisation (UNESCO); current and capital costs

involved in the development of a public/private

partnership with CDC Capital Partners; payments

65

(under the authority of the European Communities

Act 1972) to certain beneficiaries of the Gibraltar

Social Insurance Fund; administration, related capital

expenditure; and associated non-cash items.

70

2.  Conflict prevention
7,622,000

0

Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis

management, conflict resolution/peacemaking and

peacebuilding activity and on associated

75

strengthening of international and regional systems

and capacity; Post-conflict reconstruction

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
Schedule 2 — Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid
Part 2 — Supplementary, 2004–05
17

Estimate/
Net Resources
Grants out of the
Operating
Non-operating

Request for Resources
authorised for use
Consolidated Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations

in Aid
in Aid

£
£
£
£

5

programmes, including administration and related

capital expenditure; and associated non-cash items.

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL

318,000

0

DEVELOPMENT: OVERSEAS

10

SUPERANNUATION

1.  Overseas superannuation
1,924,000

37,000

Pension and superannuation payments, grants and

15

compensation payments, etc. in respect of overseas

services; and sundry other services and expenditure.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

1,296,435,000

-82,509,000*

[13]

20

1.  Increasing UK competitiveness
324,491,000

36,445,000

[14]

Promotion of enterprise, innovation and increased

productivity delivered through market solutions

designed to meet market imperfections identified

25

within the portfolios of innovation, international trade

and investment, regional investment, enterprise for

small firms and people & skills; support for business,

including support for specific industries, small

businesses, regional programmes and programmes to

30

promote research and development, innovation, best

practice and sustainable development; promotion of

strong, fair and competitive markets at home and

abroad including developing fair and effective legal

and regulatory frameworks, measures to protect

35

investors, measures to promote the interests of

consumers, support for employment relations

programmes and measures to promote a skilled and

flexible labour market; support for energy-related

activities including measures related to regulation,

40

civil emergency planning, environmental remediation

and support for new and sustainable energy sources,

security, nonproliferation; safety, environment and

social impact programmes relating to nuclear sites in

Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet

45

Union and other countries where future G8 Global

Partnership related initiatives may be pursued; the

efficient management and discharge of liabilities

falling to the Department including nuclear waste

management and decommissioning and liabilities in

50

respect of former coal and shipbuilding industry

employees; provision of repayable credit facilities for

British Energy and Royal Mail; petroleum royalties;

exchange risk and other guarantee losses;

subscriptions to international organisations and

55

fulfilment of international treaty obligations;

payments to other Government Departments in

relation to programmes supporting DTI objectives;

support for Government Offices; grants and grants-in-

aid to organisations promoting DTI objectives,

60

including Non Departmental Public Bodies; financial

assistance to public corporations including Ofcom;

managing the Government's shareholder interest in

Royal Mail, British Energy, BNFL, UKAEA, Royal

Mint, Partnerships UK and Actis; funding of the

65

department’s executive agencies; issuing budgets and

making payments to Regional Development Agencies,

to which other government departments will

contribute by supplying resources which DTI will

appropriate in aid; miscellaneous programmes

70

including payments in respect of claims for the

restitution of property of victims of Nazi persecution,

compensation for distant water trawlermen and

assistance to redundant steelworkers and dismissed

miners; departmental administration costs and a share

75

of the administration costs of UK Trade and

Investment; payments towards the expenses of the

Office of Manpower Economics; associated non-cash

items.

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
Schedule 2 — Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid
Part 2 — Supplementary, 2004–05
18

Estimate/
Net Resources
Grants out of the
Operating
Non-operating

Request for Resources
authorised for use
Consolidated Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations

in Aid
in Aid

£
£
£
£

5

112,738,000

1,000,000

2.  Increasing scientific excellence in the UK and

maximising its contribution to society

Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal

10

Academy of Engineering; Office of Science and

Technology initiatives; nuclear fusion; the University

Challenge Fund; the Joint Infrastructure Fund; the

Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology;

the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research

15

Councils for Diamond Synchrotron; the Science

Enterprise Challenge Scheme; the Science Research

Investment Fund; Foresight Link Awards; the

Department for Education and Skills, for the Higher

Education Innovation Fund; exploitation of

20

discoveries at public sector research establishments;

the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Chevening

Scholarships; fees payable under the Animals

(Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; Research Council

pensions; capital and administration costs of the

25

Office of Science and Technology and associated non-

cash items.

UK TRADE & INVESTMENT

5,434,000

0

30

1.  To enhance the competitiveness of companies in
3,800,000

409,000

the UK through overseas trade and investments; and

ensure a continuing high level of quality foreign

direct investment

35

Trade development and promotion and inward

investment, including grants to the Regional

Development Agencies (RDAs), associated capital and

other related expenditure and associated non-cash

items.

40

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

0

0

UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY

AUTHORITY SUPERANNUATION SCHEMES

45

1.  Effective management of United Kingdom
4,456,000

8,437,000

Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes

Build up of pensions and related benefit entitlements

arising from employee service during the year; the

50

interest cost arising because future benefit payments

are one year closer to settlement; transfers in of

pension entitlements for employees joining from other

schemes and associated non-cash items.

55

OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS

5,771,000

0

1.  Protecting consumers by regulating monopolies
0

0

and promoting competition in the electricity and gas

industry

60

Administrative and operational costs, payments to

DTI, co-operation with international regulators and

associated non-cash items.

65

2.  Expenditure in connection with the Climate
0

0

Change Levy

The accreditation of renewable energy producers and

certification of output under the Finance Act

70

2000.

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD

411,460,000

1,456,000

AND RURAL AFFAIRS

75

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
Schedule 2 — Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid
Part 2 — Supplementary, 2004–05
19

Estimate/
Net Resources
Grants out of the
Operating
Non-operating

Request for Resources
authorised for use
Consolidated Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations

in Aid
in Aid

£
£
£
£

5

1.  Ensuring that consumers benefit from
411,461,000

397,188,000

competitively priced food, produced to high

standards of safety, environmental care and animal

welfare from a sustainable, efficient food chain, to

contribute to the well-being of rural and coastal

10

communities and funding aspects of the Common

Agricultural Policy and England Rural Development

Plan Guarantee Section as economically, efficiently

and effectively as possible

15

Environmental protection; support for measures

which improve local environmental quality; pollution

emergency response services; flood and coastal

protection and land drainage; water partnership

supply and sewerage services, including national

20

security; support to the environmental protection

industry for environmental technology and for

measures to promote sustainable development;

measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and

improve energy efficiency, security and

25

environmental practice; botanical services; radon

measurement and support of remedial works

campaigns; support for agriculture in special areas;

food safety and hygiene; support for rural and

regional development; assistance to production;

30

marketing and processing in the agriculture, fisheries

and food industries; assistance to the residuary Milk

Marketing Board; cover for payment arising out of the

Factortame group of claims following the House of

Lords judgement in October 1999; emergency and

35

strategic food services; plant health; support for the

fishing industry; compensation payments to

producers; grants and other financial support to

voluntary bodies; support for measures to stimulate

sustainable consumption of goods and services;

40

countryside management and stewardship;

conservation; national parks grants; support of

countryside and wildlife initiatives; animal health and

welfare; emergency measures, including foot and

mouth eradication and compensation schemes; other

45

services including emergency measures in relation to

BSE; grant-in-aid to Non-Departmental Public Bodies

and subsidy to Public Corporations; subscriptions and

contributions to international organisations; surveys,

monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies;

50

publicity, promotion, awareness and publications;

commissioned and departmental research and

development; specialist support services,

management and development of staff, other

departmental administration costs, regional

55

restructuring costs; EU receipts; giving effect in the

United Kingdom to the agricultural support

provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy and

England Rural Development Plan of the European

Union including compensation payments to

60

producers and support for agriculture in special areas,

management of inland waterways by British

Waterways Board and associated non-cash costs.

FORESTRY COMMISSION

5,963,000

0

65

1.  To implement the programmes of the England
7,303,000

0

Forestry Strategy

Deliver the social, environmental and economic

70

programmes of the England Forestry Strategy,

connected to the distinctive needs of the Regions,

through the promotion of forestry: and by managing

of the Commission’s estate regulating planting and

felling and offering incentives.

75

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
Schedule 2 — Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid
Part 2 — Supplementary, 2004–05
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Estimate/
Net Resources
Grants out of the
Operating
Non-operating

Request for Resources
authorised for use
Consolidated Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations

in Aid
in Aid

£
£
£
£

5

2.  To take the lead in development and promotion
1,000,000

0

of sustainable forest management and to support its

achievement nationally

Provide advice and support to the UK government

10

and to the devolved administrations in Scotland and

Wales, represent the United Kingdom’s forestry

interests within the European Union and

internationally, set standards for sustainable forest

management and encourage good forestry practice,

15

conduct forest research and protect forests from pests

and disease.

OFFICE OF WATER SERVICES

0

0

20

1.  Regulation of the Water Industry
1,000

300,000

Administration and operational costs and the

provision of customer representation and associated

non-cash items.

25

DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND

146,162,000

388,000

SPORT

1.  Improving the quality of life through cultural
134,425,000

3,150,000

30

and sporting activities

Support for national and other museums and

galleries; the Government Indemnity Scheme; the

British Library and other library and archive

35

institutions and services; to the Arts and Sports

Councils and for other arts and sports bodies and

schemes; the Royal Palaces and Parks; historic

buildings, ancient monuments and sites, certain

public buildings, and national heritage and

40

architecture; listed places of worship scheme;

promotion of tourism; support to film bodies and

projects; sponsorship of the music industry; the Welsh

Fourth Channel Authority, the Office of

Communications and certain broadcasting services

45

and schemes; alcohol, gambling, film and video

licensing; related research, surveys and other services;

central administration costs; expenses of the National

Lottery Commission; commemorative services and

Royal funerals; the Queen’s Golden Jubilee; transfer of

50

pension values of certain bodies; expenses of

privatising the Tote and associated non-cash items.

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

2,807,142,000

5,549,000

55

1.  Ensuring the best start for all children and
5,207,000

69,000

ending child poverty in 20 years

The administration costs of the child support system;

and associated non-cash items.

60

2.  Promote work as the best form of welfare for
1,039,311,000

586,399,000

people of working age, whilst protecting the
[15]

position of those in greatest need

65

The administration costs and benefit payments of

Severe Disablement Allowance; pensions gratuities

and sundry allowances for disablement and specified

deaths arising from industrial causes; Income Support

for the under 60’s; Jobseeker’s Allowance

70

(contribution-based); Jobseeker’s Allowance (income

based); Analogous Industrial Injuries Scheme;

earnings top up pilot; job grant; back to work bonus;

compensation payments to the National Insurance

Fund in respect of Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory

75

Maternity Pay; Family Credit; the provision of

training and assessment programmes for adults; the

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
Schedule 2 — Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid
Part 2 — Supplementary, 2004–05
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Estimate/
Net Resources
Grants out of the
Operating
Non-operating

Request for Resources
authorised for use
Consolidated Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations

in Aid
in Aid

£
£
£
£

5

promotion of enterprise and the encouragement of

self employment; help for unemployed people and

disability rights. Measures to help people, particularly

those on welfare and at a disadvantage in the labour

market, into work; the administration of, and where

10

appropriate the payment of allowances to people

participating in, the Welfare to Work programme, the

Job Transition Service and other employment

programmes, pilot programmes and new measures to

help people into work; temporary subsidies to

15

employers; grants to voluntary bodies and local

authorities towards the provision of supported

employment; awards for achievements in overcoming

barriers to employment; a Grant in Aid and the

provision of a temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd;

20

assistance and advice on employment service and

labour market issues to international organisations;

research; publicity and associated non-cash items.

Subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local

authorities towards the costs incurred in

25

administering the Housing Benefit and/or Council

Tax Benefit schemes; rent rebate, rent allowance;

Council Tax Benefit; payments to local authorities in

respect of anti-fraud and similar administrative

measures; discretionary housing payments; sums

30

payable for incentive payments in respect of Housing

Benefit under occupation schemes; sums payable to

third party providers of services to local authorities;

compensation for sufferers, or their dependants, of

certain dust related diseases; the Rent Service Agency;

35

the Health and Safety Commission (HSC); grants to

further health and safety in the workplace; the

administration costs of the Children’s Client Group

and the Disabled People Client Group; payments for

education, training and employment projects assisted

40

by the European Union and refunds to the European

Union, the UK subscription to the International

Labour Organisation, other international educational

programmes and associated non-cash items.

45

3.  Combat poverty and promote security and
476,876,000

44,544,000

independence in retirement for today’s and

tomorrow’s pensioners

The administration costs and benefit payments of non

50

contributory retirement pensions; Christmas Bonus

payments to pensioners; One-off 70+ payment to

Pensioners; Income Support for the elderly; Pension

Credit; payments made to the BBC in respect of the

over 75’s free TV licence scheme; expenditure to assist

55

people make plans for their retirement; research into

pensions; Private Pensions Industry regulatory work;

Grant in aid for the administration costs of Better

Government for Older People; payments in respect of

the Pension Protection Fund; expenditure in respect of

60

the Pensions Regulator; the Financial Assistance

Scheme; Grant in Aid to the Centre for Policy on

Ageing; sums payable to fund payments and loans

made by the Social Fund; Grant in Aid to OPRA and

associated non-cash items.

65

4.  Improve the rights and opportunities for
114,295,000

-638,000*

disabled people in a fair and inclusive society
[16]

The administration costs and benefit payments of

70

Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance;

Disability Working Allowance; Carer’s Allowance;

Vaccine Damage; Grants in Aid to the Disability

Rights Commission, Motability, Independent Living

Fund and associated non-cash items.

75