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The change in the resource element of DEL, a reduction of £3.647 million, comprises £2.357 million resulting from Machinery of Government transfers of function and £1.290 million resulting from transfers of budgetary cover, both to other Government Departments.
There is no overall change to the capital element of DEL.
Changes in Resource DEL (RDEL)
The changes which result in a net decrease in Resource DEL of £3,647,000 are as follows:
Machinery of Government transfers
The transfer of Government Skills to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) reduces non-cash resource DEL by £1,600,000.
The transfer of the e-Delivery Team to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reduces resource DEL by £1,030,000 comprising a reduction in near cash of £475,000 and in non-cash of £555,000.
The transfer of the Statistics Review Team from HM Treasury increases resource DEL and near-cash requirement in the estimate by £273,000.
Budget cover transfers outwards
Budget cover transfers to 13 Government Departments to cover the costs of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel reduces resource DEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £7,030,000.
A budget cover transfer from the Office of the Third Sector to Government Offices in the Department for Communities and Local Government reduces resource DEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £725,000.
A budget cover transfer to HM Treasury to cover the costs in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit reduces resource DEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £250,000.
A budget cover transfer to HM Treasury to cover the expenditure of the Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement reduces resource DEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £45,000.
Budget cover transfers inwards
Budget cover transfers from 16 Government Departments to cover the costs of i-Monitoring Security Co-ordination Centre (iMSCC) increases Resource DEL and Net cash requirement in the estimate by £760,000.
A budget cover transfer from the Security and Intelligence Agencies to cover the costs of the Information Assurance Technical Programme increases resource DEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £6,000,000.
Transfers between Voted and Non-Voted Resource and Capital Budget
The Office of the Third Sector has arranged to transfer £1million of its capital budget in order to cover the increased requirement of the capital grant programmes of its executive non-Departmental public body, Capacity Builders (UK) Ltd. By way of compensation, the Office of the Third Sector has arranged for Capacity Builders (UK) Limited to transfer £1.994 million of its resource budget to cover programme expenditure to be incurred by the Office of the Third Sector. The impact on the overall DEL position and net resource and net cash requirement will be neutral.
UK Statistics Authority: DEL (2008-09)
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Kevin Brennan): Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the UK Statistics Authority’s total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £805,000 from £210,060,000 to £210,865,000, and the programme budget will be increased by £805,000.
Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is as set out in the following table:
| £’000s | |||||
| Change | New DEL | ||||
| Voted | Non-voted | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| (1)The total of 'Administration budget' and 'Near cash in Resource DEL' figures may well be greater than total Resource DEL, due to 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 change in the resource element of DEL arises from:
Public expenditure survey transfers from other Government Department in support of migration statistics.
Transfer to HMT in respect of the Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement.
The change in the programme budget arises from transfer from other Government Department of £850,000 and transfer of £45,000 to HMT in respect of the Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement.
Charity Commission (Departmental Expenditure Limit)
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Kevin Brennan): Plans to change the Charity Commission’s departmental expenditure limit (DEL) and administration budget for 2008-09.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Charity Commission DEL will be increased by £1,000 from £30,971,000 to £30,972,000 and the administration budget will be increased by £1,000 from £30,971,000 to £30,972,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources is as set out in the following table:
| £’000s | ||||
| New DEL | ||||
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| (1)The total of 'Administration budget' and 'Near cash in Resource DEL' figures may well be greater than total Resource DEL, due to definitions overlapping. (2)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 “token” increase to account for the increased Appropriations in Aid arising from project funding by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the continuation of the International Outreach project, which aims to provide guidance and training in areas of the world where the regulatory infrastructure is not as developed as in the UK.
Leader of the House
Topical Debates
The Leader of the House of Commons (Ms Harriet Harman): I should like to make the following statement:
Subjects proposed for Topical Debates (July 2008- September 2008)
To Note: The list includes all requests and whether they have been submitted on the floor of the House, by letter, e-mail or another method. Weeks where there were no such requests are not included.
“EC Commission’s involvement in political affairs in this country and the NHS” (Business Questions)
“Identity Fraud” (Business Questions)
“Review of Services for Children and Young People with Speech, Language and Communications Needs” (by e-mail and Business Questions)
“Proposed Eco-Towns” (Business Questions)
“Tackling Problems in Young People’s Health” (Business Questions)
Northern Ireland
Non-Jury Trials
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Paul Goggins): During the passage of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 Ministers undertook to make a statement to Parliament each year on the volume of non-jury trial cases under the legislation. This is the first such statement.
During the period 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008 inclusive, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland issued 29 certificates, relating to 28 cases, under section 1 of the Act. Some of those certificates relate to cases that were already in the system at the time the previous “Diplock” arrangements under the Terrorism Act 2000 were repealed, but where the indictment had not yet been presented.
During the same period 48 non-jury cases have been dealt with before the Crown Court. This figure is made up of 13 cases under the 2007 Act, and a further 35 cases being dealt with under the transitional arrangements put in place for the repeal of part VII of the 2000 Act. Under those transitional arrangements, cases where the indictment had been presented at the time of repeal continued to be tried under the 2000 Act arrangements.
A further 24 cases were in the system at 31 July 2008. This figure is made up of 15 cases where certificates have been issued under the 2007 Act, and nine transitional Diplock cases. These nine cases will be the last tried under the Terrorism Act 2000 arrangements.
Departmental Expenditure Limit (2008-09)
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Shaun Woodward): Subject to parliamentary approval the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) will be taking a 2008-09 winter supplementary estimate. The effect this will have is to increase the NIO’s DEL by £31,542,000 from £1,183,975,000 to £1,215,517,000.
| Change | New DEL | ||||
| £’000 | Voted | Non-voted | Voted | Non-voted | Total |
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