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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Supplementary Estimates
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Ms Patricia Hewitt): Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, UK Trade & Investment's Resource DEL will be increased by £2,000,000 from £99,087,000 to £101,087,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are set out in the following table:
| New DEL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| Resource | 2,000 | 101,087 | 0 | 101,087 |
| Capital | 0 | 248 | 0 | 248 |
| Depreciation* | 0 | -187 | 0 | -187 |
| Total | 2,000 | 101,148 | 0 | 101,148 |
* 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. utilisation of £2,000,000 from the unused balance of the Department's End-Year Flexibility entitlement to meet the increased requirement for resources particularly in the regions and on inward investment.
TRANSPORT
Supplementary Estimates
The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Alistair Darling): Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Transport DEL for 2004–05 will be increased by £204,113,000 from £10,943,862,000 to £11,147,975,000 and the administration costs limits will be increased by £5,486,000 from £215,484,000 to £220,970,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
* 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 £263,319,000 increase in the voted resource element of the DEL arises from:
(i) take up of £274,096,000 reserve claim for the Highways Agency, in respect of reclassification of expenditure from capital to resource (£40,000,000) and in respect of depreciation of the road network, writedown of fixed assets, net increase in provisions, loss on disposal of assets and provision for bad debts (£234,096,000 non cash);
(ii) take up of £47,200,000 end year flexibility, comprising:
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(b) £5,000,000 (administration costs) for central administration;
(iii) a net transfer of £3,189,000 to other government departments, comprising:
(b) £297,000 to the Department for Work and Pensions for the Disability Rights Commission and Code of Practice on Transport;
(d) £28,000 to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs for coast protection and harbour works; partially offset by
(e) £322,000 (administration costs) from the Cabinet Office (Parliamentary Counsel Office) to reflect charges for Parliamentary Counsel;
(f) £25,000 (administration costs) from the Department for Work and Pensions (Health and Safety Executive) for the dangerous goods branch; and
(g) £139,000 (administration costs) from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for local Public Service Agreements (£60,000) and the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (£79,000);
(iv) a net transfer to non-voted resource provision of £55,379,000 comprising:
(b) a transfer of £7,350,000 to cover vehicle excise duty collection costs by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (£5,600,000) and a shortfall in dividends from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and Driving Standards Agency trading funds (£1,750,000); partially offset by
(c) a transfer from DVLA non voted provision of £13,000,000 in respect of a reduction in Vehicle Excise Duty enforcement receipts;
(d) a transfer from non voted provision of £570,000 in respect of Channel Tunnel Rail Link project costs;
(e) a transfer from non voted provision of £100,000 in respect of enforcement activities by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency; and
(v) a drawdown of £591,000 in advance from the European Regional Development Fund PES pool for the European Regional Development Fund.
Within the non-voted resource element of the DEL, there has been an increase of £326,585,000 comprising:
(i) a take up of £235,352,000 reserve claim comprising:
(a) £154,352,000 (non cash) for the Highways Agency for an adjustment in respect of release of provisions; and
(b) £81,000,000 for the Strategic Rail Authority towards funding requirements following the Interim Regulatory Review.
(ii) a transfer of £100,000 to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, to enable the participation of British Transport Police in the key worker scheme;
(iii) a net transfer of £55,379,000 from the voted resource element of the DEL;
(iv) a transfer of £38,631,000 from the voted capital element of the DEL towards Strategic Rail Authority funding requirements following the Interim Regulatory Review;
(v) a net transfer of £2,251,000 to the non voted capital element of the DEL comprising:
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(a) a transfer of £4,751,000 in respect of capital expenditure by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency offset by increased non voted resource receipts; partially offset by
(b) a transfer from non voted capital provision of £2,500,000 towards Strategic Rail Authority funding requirements following the Interim Regulatory Review;
(vi) a decrease to reflect reclassification of £426,000 receipts in respect of Humber Bridge interest repayments from non-budget provision to DEL.
As a result of the above changes to the resource element of the DEL there has been an increase of £5,486,000 in the gross administration costs limit, from £215,484,000 to £220,970,000. The decrease of £114,525,000 in the voted capital element of the DEL arises from:
(i) a reduction of £118,000,000 to address an imbalance of Highways Agency budgets arising from reclassification of expenditure between capital and resource;
(ii) a take up of £6,100,000 end year flexibility for the Driver, Vehicle and Operator Group One Stop Service programme;
(iii) a transfer of £1,045,000 from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for central administration;
(iv) a transfer of £38,631,000 to the non voted resource element of the DEL;
(v) a net transfer of £34,432,000 from the non voted capital element of the DEL, comprising:
(a) a transfer of £9,950,000 to increase voted capital provision for Ports and Shipping services, in respect of the reclassification of trust ports as public corporations;
(b) a transfer of £31,609,000 to increase voted capital provision for Greater London Authority Transport Grant, in respect of the East London Line extension and Crossrail; partially offset by
(c) a transfer from voted capital provision of £3,200,000 for the British Transport Police Authority capital programme;
(d) a transfer from Highways Agency voted capital provision of £2,057,000 in respect of de-trunking;
(e) a transfer of £1,870,000 from voted capital provision of the Driver Vehicle and Operator Group to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency trading fund in relation to the One Stop Service programme; and
(vi) a drawdown of £529,000 in advance from the European Regional Development Fund PES pool for the European Regional Development Fund.
The net decrease of £13,121,000 in the non-voted capital element of the DEL arises from:
(i) a reduction of £3,000,000 in departmental unallocated provision;
(ii) a take up of £26,130,000 end year flexibility, comprising:
(iii) a net transfer of £2,251,000 from the non-voted resource element of the DEL;
(iv) a net transfer of £34,432,000 to the voted capital element of the DEL; and
(v)a decrease to reflect reclassification of £4,070,000 receipts from non-budget provision to DEL, in respect of principal repayments for Humber Bridge (£1,443,000); Tyne Tunnel (£1,342,000); and the second Mersey Tunnel (£1,285,000).
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