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National Savings and Investments (Delegated Expenditure Limits)

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls): Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, National Savings and Investments DEL will be increased by £9,000,000 from £170,294,000 to £179,294,000 and the administration costs limits will be increased by £9,000,000 from £170,294,000 to £179,294,000. Within DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are set out in the following table:

£’000
ChangeNew DelTotal
VotedNon- votedVotedNon- Voted

Resource Del:

14,000

-5,000

179,294

-

179,294

Of which:

-

Administration budget:

14,000

-5,000

179,294

-

179,294

Near cash in RDEL:

9,000

-5,000

173,747

900

174,647

Capital

-

-

500

-

500

Depreciation*

-

-

-3,030

-

-3,030

Total

14,000

-5,000

176,764

-

176,764

* 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.

There is no change in the capital element of DEL.

Communities and Local Government

Departmental Expenditure Limit 2006-07

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ruth Kelly): Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Departmental expenditure limits for 2006-07 will change as follows:

(1) The Department for Communities and Local Government’s main programmes DEL will be increased by £184,097,000 from £9,234,045,000 to £9,418,142,000 and the administration costs limit will also be increased by £31,863,000 from £286,784,000 to £318,647,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:


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£’000
NEW DEL
ChangeVotedNon-votedTotal

Resource

135,605

3,497,677

149,218

3,646,895

Of which

Administration budget

31,863

318,647

-

318,647

Near-cash in RDEL

154,556

3,444,582

150,615

3,595,197

Capital

48,492

2,152,622

3,618,625

5,771,247

Depreciation*

-603

-32,360

-2,813

-35,173

Total

183,494

5,617,939

3,765,030

9,382,969

* 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 £22,582,000 comprising:

Programme Expenditure

Administration costs

(ii) Draw down of £330,000 from the Treasury’s Invest to Save Budget for the Fire Respect Project.

(iii) Draw down of £33,500,000 from the DEL Reserve for the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders.

(iv) A transfer of £993,000 to the Treasury in respect of efficiency savings required under SR04.

(v) A net transfer of £81,086,000 from other Government Departments, comprising:

From other Government Departments

Programme Expenditure

Administration Costs (Central Department)

Administration Costs (Government Offices)

To Other Government Departments

Administration Costs (Central Department)


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(vi) an increase in receipts of £440,680,000 offsetting increases in provision of £123,000 for the Tenants Deposit Scheme; £24,000,000 for Tackling Disadvantage and £400,472,000 for the Local Area Agreements programme; £996,000 for Central Administration; £7,700,000 for Mapping Data and Services and £7,389,000 for Government Offices.

(vii) a net transfer of £900,000 to Request for Resources (RfR 2) comprising of a transfer of £1,500,000 from Fire Services (RfRl) to Best Value Inspectorate (RfR2) and £600,000 from Capacity Building (R£R2) to Fire Services (RFR1).

(viii) a net transfer of £21,086,000 from voted to non voted provision comprising:

From voted to non-voted provision

To voted from non-voted provision

(ix) As a result of the changes to Request for Resources 1, The Department for Communities and Local Government's administration provision will be increased by £38,587,000 from £286,867,000 to £325,454,000.

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

(x) a take up of EYF of £32,587,000 comprising of:

Programme Expenditure

Administration Costs (Central Department)

(xi) a net transfer of £15,905,000 from other Government Departments comprising of


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From Other Government Departments

Programme Expenditure

Development Agencies.

To Other Government Departments

Programme Expenditure

(xii) an increase in receipts of £18,595,000 offsetting increases in provision of £6,000,000 for Tackling Disadvantage and £12,595,000 for the Local Area Agreements programme.

(xiii) Within the capital element of the DEL there is a net transfer of £313,847,000 from non-voted to voted provision comprising;

From voted to non-voted provision

To voted from non-voted provision


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