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Written Ministerial Statements
Tuesday 22 February 2005
CABINET OFFICE
Spring Supplementary Estimate
The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Mr. David Miliband): Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Cabinet Office DEL will be decreased by £3,953,000 from £258,005,000 to £254,052,000.The gross administration costs limits will be decreased by £1,753,000 from £217,028,000 to £215,275,000 and the net administration cost limits decreased by £2,155,000 from £2,97 7,000 to £822,000.
Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the table: £'000s
| New DEL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| Resource | -3,953 | 254,052 | 0 | 254,052 |
| Capital | -2,000 | 29,000 | 0 | 29,000 |
| Depreciation* | 0 | -50,147 | 0 | -50,147 |
| Total | -5,953 | 232,905 | 0 | 232,905 |
* 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 machinery of government transfer of £370,000 to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Internal Audit Service, transfer of £8,489,000 parliamentary counsel office funding to other Government Departments, draw down of end-year flexibility of £5,000,000 to cover anticipated cost pressures, transfer of £45,000 to the security and intelligence agencies (SIA) to cover resource cost of a modernisation project and the transfer of £49,000 from the countries at risk of instability (CRI) budget back to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from the transfer of £2,000,000 capital to SIA towards a modernisation project.
TREASURY
Spring Supplementary Estimate (Inland Revenue)
The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo):
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Inland Revenue departmental expenditure limit will be increased by £133,643,000 from £3,358,210,000 to £3,491,853,000 and the administration costs limit will be increased by £94,530,000 from £3,075,757,000 to £3,170,287,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the table:
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| New DEL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| Resource | 94,530 | 2,846,006 | 331,418 | 3,177,424 |
| Capital | 39,113 | 314,429 | - | 314,429 |
| Depreciation* | -27,813 | -180,408 | - | -180,408 |
| Total | 105,830 | 2,980,027 | 331,418 | 3,311,445 |
* 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 increases in gross administration costs, mainly, £61,544,000 met from the central reserve to enable the GOGGS East building to be brought onto the Department's balance sheet. A further increase of £29,000,000 and £3,400,000, which is also being met from the central reserve for continued work on child trust fund and for team bonus payments, respectively. The Treasury are to transfer £99,000, for the cost of capital in respect of the GOGGS East building. Cabinet Office will be transferring £1,790,000, due to the change in funding arrangements for the Parliamentary Counsel Office; and, Department for Work and Pensions are transferring £1,661,000, for child benefit work on the payment modernisation programme and the child benefit cheque payment service. These transfers are partially off set by a transfer of £2,964,000 to the Treasury to meet the costs of the transfer of tax policy work for the first half of the financial year.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from an increase of £97,477,000 from the central reserve to enable the GOGGS East building to be brought onto the Department's balance sheet. This increase is partially offset by an accounting adjustment of £58,364,000, in relation to the assets transferred to CapGemini the Department's new IT service provider.
Spring Supplementary Estimates (National Savings and Investments)
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms): Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, National Savings and Investments DEL will be increased by £5,500,000 from £172,026,000 to £177,526,000 and the administration costs limits will be increased by £5,500,000 from £172,026,000 to £177,526,000. Within DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are set out in the table:
| New DEL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| Resource | 5,500 | 177,526 | 177,526 | |
| Capital | 500 | 500 | ||
| Depreciation* | -2,860 | -2,860 | ||
| Total | 5,500 | 175,166 | 175,166 | |
* 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 end year flexibility being drawn down to support expenditure on major project commitments. Such projects include the work being carried out for compliance with evidence of identity requirements, Internet development work and also for some of the
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savings accounts implementation. There have also been some planned increases in the level of direct marketing expenditure that is being carried out to ensure that net financing targets are being met.
There is no change in the capital element of DEL.
Spring Supplementary Estimates (Office for National Statistics)
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms): Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Office for National Statistics DEL will increase by £12,631,000 from £178,004,000 to £190,635,000. The Office for National Statistics winter supplementary incorrectly overstated the administration costs limit. This supplementary corrects the position. The administration costs limit will increase by £4,472,000 from £152,990,000 to £157,462,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the table:
| New DEL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| Resource | 4,472 | 157,811 | - | 157,811 |
| Capital | 8,159 | 32,824 | - | 32,824 |
| Depreciation * | - | -13,837 | - | -13,837 |
| Total | 12,631 | 176,798 | - | 176,798 |
* 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 the draw down of £4,679,000 administration costs end year flexibility as set out in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 6293). This is partially offset by a transfer of £207,000 in total to other Government Departments in relation to work to develop the neighbourhood statistics programme. The transfers comprise £171,000 to the Home Office and £36,000 to HM Customs and Excise.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from the draw down of £8,229,000 capital end year flexibility as set out in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 6293). This is partially offset by a transfer of £70,000 to HM Customs and Excise in relation to work to develop the neighbourhood statistics programme.
The administration costs limit will be increased by £4,472,000 from £152,990,000 to £157,462,000.
Spring Supplementary Estimates (HM Customs and Excise)
The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo):
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the HM Customs and Excise departmental expenditure limit will be increased by £135,698,000 from £1,407,608,000 to £1,543,306,000 and the administration costs limit will be increased by £34,018,000 from £1,218,491,000 to £1,252,509,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the table:
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| New DEL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| Resource | 51,418 | 1,378,450 | - | 1,378,450 |
| Capital | 84,280 | 163,856 | 1,000 | 164,856 |
| Depreciation* | -53,168 | -97,948 | - | -97,948 |
| Total | 82,530 | 1,444,358 | 1,000 | 1,445,358 |
* 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:
administration costs increases of £53,168,000 from the Central Reserve to enable the GOGGS East building to be brought onto the Department's balance sheet; a transfer of £85,000 from HM Treasury for the cost of capital charges in respect of GOGGS; and a transfer of £36,000 from the Office for National Statistics in respect of data development work. These are partially offset by a transfer of £1,271,000 to HM Treasury to meet the costs of the transfer of tax policy work for the first half of the financial year and virement from administration costs to programme expenditure of £18,000,000; and
programme expenditure changes relating to virement from administration costs to programme expenditure of £18,000,000; and a transfer to the Home Office to meet additional costs of anti-terrorism work of £600,000.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from increases of £84,210,000 from the central reserve to enable the GOGGS East building to be brought onto the Department's balance sheet; and £70,000 from the Office for National Statistics in respect of data development work.
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