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The change in the resource element of the DEL and in the administration budget arises from the take up of £2.6 million from the modernisation fund—out of a total £3 million agreed in the CSR 07 settlement. This funding will be used to pay for staff severances consequent upon the Commission’s reprioritisation and restructuring exercise, which will enable the Commission to meet the CSR settlement through to 2010-11.
The change in the capital element of the DEL reflects take up of £200,000 from prior years’ EYF to fund the completion of capital projects to enhance the effectiveness of IT systems and increase the availability of on-line services.
The supplementary estimate also details changes in operating appropriations in aid, fully offset by changes in spending and not impacting on the Commission’s Departmental Expenditure Limit:
project funding of £50,000 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the continuation of the International Outreach project;
£50,000 additional accommodation charges funded by the sub-letting of a floor at the Commission’s London office building.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Edward Miliband):
Subject to parliamentary approval of the
Spring supplementary estimate 2007-08, the Cabinet Office total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) has changed from the amount voted in the Winter supplementary estimate 2007-08.
As a result, the Cabinet Office Total DEL has increased by £27,377,000 from £398,597,000 to £425,974,000.
The impact on Resource DEL (RDEL) and Capital DEL (CDEL) is set out in the following table:
The changes in the spring supplementary estimate 2007-08 compared to the winter supplementary estimate 2007-08 are due to:
drawdown on the reserve for V matched funding,
take up of Resource DEL End Year Flexibility to cover grants in the Office of the Third Sector,
budgetary cover transfer to Department of Health to cover costs of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel,
reclassification of expenditure from administration to programme within RDEL,
transfer of non cash to near cash within RDEL,
a transfer from non cash RDEL to Capital DEL,
a transfer of non voted transfer from RDEL to non voted CDEL in respect of Executive NDPB (ENDPB),
an increase in non-operating appropriations in aid in CDEL reflecting a disposal of a fixed asset.
Changes in Resource DEL (RDEL)
£1,584,000 increase in the resource element of DEL arises from:
Drawdown for V matched funding for the Office of the Third Sector to cover grant expenditure increases RDEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £4,729,000.
Take up of EYF to cover grants expenditure for necessary Third Sector projects increases grant expenditure in RDEL and net cash requirement by £3,300,000.
Outward budgetary cover transfer
A budgetary cover transfer to Department of Health to cover the costs of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) reduces RDEL and net cash requirement in the Estimate by £370,000.
a) A transfer from non cash administration to Capital DEL to fund capital investment in IT projects including the Government Gateway Strategic Support Programme reduces RDEL by £6,000,000 and no change to net cash requirement.
b) A non-voted transfer of £75,000 from RDEL to CDEL to finance capital expenditure of ENDPB.
Change in Administration Budget (RDEL)
£50,370,000 decrease in the administration budget arises from:
(a) £370,000 transfer to Departmental of Health
(b) £6,000,000 transfer from administration within non cash RDEL to Capital DEL
(c) £10,500,000 reallocation from administration to programme within non-cash
(d) £33,500,000 reallocation from administration to programme within near cash DEL.
£16,848,000 increase in near cash in RDEL arises from:
(a) £3,300,000 take up of end year flexibility
(b) £4,729,000 drawdown from the reserve
(c) £10,000,000 conversion from non cash to near cash
(d) £370,000 budgetary transfer to Departmental of Health
(e) £75,000 transfer of non voted to Capital DEL
(f) £14,000 change in notional audit fee
(g) £750,000 change in provisions
£6,072,000 increase in the capital element of DEL arises from:
A transfer of £6,000,000 from non-cash administration to Capital DEL to fund additional pressures which have
arisen within the department which relates to IT projects including the Government Gateway Strategic Support Programme.
Sale proceeds from the disposal of a minibus has increased non-operating appropriations in aid by £3,000 and reduced net cash requirement in the by the same amount.
A non-voted transfer of £75,000 from RDEL to CDEL to finance the capital expenditure of ENDPB.
£19,721,000 decrease in depreciation arises from:
(a) £10,000,000 conversion from non cash to near cash
(b) £6,000,0000 conversion from non cash to capital DEL
(c) £3,721,000 transfer to Cost of Capital.
Northern Ireland
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Shaun Woodward): Subject to Parliamentary approval the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) will be taking a 2007-08 Spring Supplementary Estimate. The effect this will have is to increase the NIO's DEL by £39,813,000 from £1,353,675,000 to £1,393,488,000.
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The change in total DEL of £39,813,000 relates to the draw down of non-cash End Year Flexibility (EYF) of £17,285,000; an increase of £18,102,000 in respect of curtailment costs and a change in the discount rate for police pensions; and resource and capital budget transfers with other government departments totalling £6,356,000.
The EYF draw down is to fund additional non-cash resource requirements for compensation payment provisions in the Compensation Agency; pension scheme liabilities in the Youth Justice Agency; and asset revaluation costs in the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
The administration budget decreases by £116,000 from £81,869,000 to £81,753,000 as a result of resource budget transfers of £100,000 to the Department of Culture, Arts and Learning for Ordnance Survey mapping services and £16,000 to the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister for Stormont Castle messengers.
The increase in capital DEL of £35,000 is the budget transfer of £20,000 from the Northern Ireland Court Service for prison video links and £15,000 from the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for prison healthcare costs.
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