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Resource DEL

The decrease in the resource element of the DEL of £443,498,000 arises from a decrease in the voted element of the resource DEL of £674,303,000 and an increase of £230,805,000 in the non-voted element of resource DEL mainly in the Department's Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

Voted Resource DEL

The £674,303,000 decrease in the voted element of the resource DEL arises from:

RFR1

The take up of end year flexibility of £4,090,000 for central administration costs, for the resource consequences of Student Loans £63,869,000.

The reclassification from DEL to AME of the maintenance of student loan provisions £515,000,000.

A £1,625,000 virement to RfR2, for central administration costs.

A net transfer to the Ministry of Justice £1,872,000 for Prisoner Education.

A net decrease in voted receipts of £2,967,000 offset by a net decrease in non-voted resource DEL.

A movement to non-voted resource DEL of £227,306,000 for the Student Loan Company (£475,000), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£10,212,000), the Investors in People UK (£170,000), the Learning and Skills Council (£8,544,000), the Quality Improvement Agency (£5,683,000) and the Sector Skills Development Agency (£7,122,000), the Technology Strategy Board (£195,100,000).

RFR2

A £1,625,000 virement from RfRl, for central administration costs.

A movement to non-voted resource DEL of £6,097,000 for the Research Councils.

A movement from departmental unallocated expenditure of £5,046,000 for GO Science Group and science research.

Non-voted resource DEL

The £230,805,000 increase in non-voted resource DEL arises from:

The take up of end year flexibility of £399,000 for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

A transfer in from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of £4,746,000 for the Learning and Skills Council.

A net decrease in non-voted expenditure of £2,967,000 offset by a net decrease in voted resource DEL receipts.


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A movement from RfRl, £227,306,000 to non-voted resource DEL for the Student Loan Company (£475,000), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£10,212,000), the Investors in People Uk (£170,000), the Learning and Skills Council (£8,544,000), the Quality Improvement Agency (£5,683,000) and the Sector Skills Development Agency (£7,122,000), the Technology Strategy Board (£195,100,000).

Transfer in from central funds of £270,000 for the Learning and Skills Council.

A movement from RfR2 voted resource DEL of £6,097,000 for the Research Councils.

A movement to RfR2 voted DEL of £5,046,000 for GO Science Group and science research.

Capital DEL

The increase in the capital element of the DEL of £95,157,000 arises from a £13,652,000 increase in the voted element of capital DEL and an increase of £81,505,000 in the non-voted element of capital DEL.

Voted Capital DEL

The £13,652,000 increase in the voted element of the capital DEL arises from:

RFR1

An increase in higher education receipts of £2,000,000 offset by an increase in non-voted capital DEL for the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

RFR2

The take up of end year flexibility £5,489,000 for science research.

A movement from non-voted capital DEL £10,163,000 for science research.

Non-voted Capital DEL

The £81,505,000 increase in the non-voted element of the capital DEL arises from:

An increase in Higher Education Funding Council for England expenditure of £2,000,000 offset by higher education capital DEL receipts.

The take up of end year flexibility £89,668,000 for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£35,668,000), for the Learning and Skills Council (£54,000,000).

A movement to RfR2, voted capital DEL £10,163,000 for science research.

Administration Cost Budget

RfRl

A take up of end year flexibility £4,090,000 to cover pressures on departmental running costs.

A virement of £1,625,000 to RfR2, for GO Science Group administration.

RfR2

A virement of £1,625,000 from RfRl, for GO Science Group administration.

International Development

Departmental Expenditure Limit

The Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Douglas Alexander): Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for International Development's departmental expenditure
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limit (DEL) will be increased by £22,568,000 from £5,254,357,000 to £5,276,925,000.

Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:

£’000
ChangeNEW DEL
VotedNon-votedVotedNon-votedTotal

Resource

42,637

-38,069

3,852,865

710,820

4,563,685

Ofwhich

Administration budget (1)

10

-

232,070

-

232,010

Near-cash in RDEL

62,637

-38,069

3,787,436

726,870

4,514,306

Capital DEL(2)

15,000

-

731,250

-

731,250

Less Depreciation(3)

3,000

-

-18,010

-

-18,010

Total DEL

60,637

-38,069

4,566,105

710,820

5,276,925

(1)The total of 'Administration budget' and 'Near-cash in resource DEL' figures may well be greater than total resource DEL due to the definitions overlapping.

(2)Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in Estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets.

(3)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 net change in the Resource element of DEL arises from:

Additions

Reductions

The net change in the Capital element of DEL arises from:

Additions

Justice

Departmental Expenditure Limit (2007-08)

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw): Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Northern Ireland Court Service (NICS) and The National Archives (TNA) Total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased as follows:

Within the Total DEL change for MoJ (RfRl, 2 & 3), the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:

£’000
ChangeNEW DEL
VotedNon-votedVotedNon-votedTotal

Resource DEL

(23,439)

(204,703)

5,784,187

3,151,859

8,936,046

Ofwhich

Administration(1)

(233,327)

0

479,389

0

479,389

Near cash in Resource DEL

29,428

7,128

4,686,786

3,873,476

8,560,262

Capital(2)

229,868

5,560

1,001,516

35,615

1,037,131

Depreciation(3)

(6,455)

0

(338,389)

(5,954)

(344,343)

Total

199,974

(199,143)

6,447,314

3,181,520

9,628,834

(1)The total of 'Administration budget' and 'Near-cash in resource DEL' figures may well be greater than total resource DEL due to the definitions overlapping.

(2)Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in Estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets.

(3)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.


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