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Resource Change: Admin (total decrease of £(1,000,000))

Other Decreases:

Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £21,000,000)

Take up of End-Year Flexibility (EYF):


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Other Increases:

(3) The change in the Resource DEL for The National Archives arises from:

Within the Total DEL change for The National Archives (TNA), the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:

£000
ChangeNew DEL

VotedNon-votedVotedNon-votedTotal

Resource DEL:

1,104

47,704

47,704

Of which:

Administration(1)

Near cash in Resource DEL

1,104

36,953

36,953

Capital(2)

2,500

2,500

Depreciation(3)

(5,680)

(5,680)

Total

1,104

44,524

44,524

(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.

Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £1,104,000)

Other Increases:

An increase in Resource DEL of £1,104,000 in relation to a machinery of government change with a transfer of the Statutory Publications Office from the MoJ to TNA.

DUCHY OF LANCASTER

Departmental Expenditure Limits

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 £200,000 from £216,865,000 to £217,065,000, and the programme budget will be increased by £200,000.

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


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£000
ChangeNew DEL

VotedNon-votedVotedNon-votedTotal

Resource DEL

6,200

-6,000

217,065

217,065

Of which:

Administration Budget(1)

Near-cash in RDEL

6,800

-7,000

181,565

15,000

196,565

Capital(2)

21,000

21,000

Less depreciation(3)

-1,885

-18,385

-18,385

Total

4,315

-6,000

219,680

219,680

(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 change in the resource element of DEL arises from:


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The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Mr. Liam Byrne): Subject to parliamentary approval of the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2008-09, the Cabinet Office total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £50,980,000 from £357,896,000 to £408,876,000.

The impact on resources and capital is set out in the following table:

£000
Winter supplementary estimate DELChangesSpring supplementary estimate new DEL

VotedNon votedTotalVotedNon votedTotalVotedNon votedTotal

Resource DEL

304,681

37,476

342,157

+48,725

-50

+48,675

353,406

37,426

390,832

Of which:

Administration budget

203,250

203,250

-27,238

-27,238

176,012

176,012

Near cash in RDEL

260,874

38,591

299,465

+46,725

-35

+46,690

307,599

38,556

346,155

Capital DEL(1)

48,541

1,050

49,591

+4,255

+50

+4,305

52,796

1,100

53,896

Depreciation(2)

-33,852

-33,852

-2,000

-2,000

-35,852

-35,852

Total DEL

319,370

38,526

357,896

+50,980

+50,980

370,350

38,526

408,876

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

Summary of Changes in DEL

The change in the resource element of DEL, an increase of £48.675 million, comprises £37.195 million agreed claims on the Reserve, a £0.165 million take up of End Year Flexibility, £12.312 million transfers of budgetary cover from/to other Government Departments and £0.997 million transfers to Capital DEL.

The change in the capital element of DEL, an increase of £4.305 million, comprises a £3.308 million take up of End year Flexibility and £0.997 million transfers from Resource DEL.

Changes in Resource DEL (RDEL)

The changes which result in a net increase in Resource DEL (RDEL) of £48,675,000 are as follows:

Agreed Claims on the Reserve

A drawdown from the Reserve for v Matched Funding for the Office of the Third Sector to cover grant expenditure increases Resource DEL and Net Cash Requirement by £13,000,000.

A drawdown from the Reserve for the Invest to Save Budget (ISB) for the Office of the Third Sector to cover grant expenditure increases Resource DEL and Net Cash Requirement by £916,000.

A drawdown on the reserve for the Grassroots Grant programme increases Resource DEL and Net Cash Requirement by £23,279,000.

End year Flexibility

A take up of End Year Flexibility (EYF) for the Invest to Save Budget (ISB) for the Office of the Third Sector increases Resource DEL and Net Cash Requirement by £165,000.

Budget cover transfers outwards

Transfers to other Government Departments to cover the costs of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel reduces Resource DEL and net Cash Requirement by £1,728,000.

Budget cover transfers inwards

A transfer from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to cover the costs of i Monitoring Security Co-ordination Centre (iMSCC) increases Resource DEL and Net Cash Requirement by £40,000.

A transfer from the Security and Intelligence Agencies to cover the costs of the SCOPE programme increases Non Cash Resource DEL by £14,000,000.

Transfers from Voted Resource to Capital DEL

A transfer from Voted Resource DEL to Capital DEL increases the Capital Budget by £947,000 and consists of the following: a £60,000 transfer from the House of Lords Appointments Commission Resource DEL to cover the costs of redeveloping the appointments database, a £750,000 transfer from the core Cabinet Office Resource DEL to enhance the computer system that supports the Civil Service Pensions and a £137,000 transfer from the core Cabinet Office Resource DEL to cover expenditure on projects implementing security measures.


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