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

Take-up of £7,179,000 End Year flexibility comprising: (£3,000,000) UK Film; (£879,000) Central DCMS Invest to Save Budget (ISB); and £3,300,000 Administration budget.

Transfers from other Government Departments of: £800,000 from Department for International Development for International Inspirations; and £226,000 from Cabinet Office to cover baseline costs of the Parliamentary Counsel.

The administration cost limit has increased by £6,926,000 from £48,207,000 to £55,133,000. This is as a result of a transfer from Cabinet Office of £226,000 detailed above; take-up of £3,300,000 Administration End Year Flexibility and an agreed transfer of £3,400,000 from programme to administration costs.

The capital element of the DEL has increased by £77,500,000 reflecting take-up of End Year Flexibility by the Olympic Delivery Authority.

Defence

Departmental Expenditure Limit (2009-10)

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Bob Ainsworth): Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Ministry of Defence Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) will be increased by £176,772,000 (Voted and Non Voted) from £39,419,339,000 to £39,596,111,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:


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£000s
ChangeNew DEL

VotedNon-VotedVotedNon-votedTotal

Resource

295,792

32,980

38,687,508

223,445

38,910,953

Of which:

Administration

Budget

-

-

2,237,737

-

2,237,737

Near-cash in

RDEL

34,792

32,980

26,371,391

424,925

26,796,316

Capital

-71,000

-

9,048,789

851

9,049,640

Depreciation(*)

-81,000

-

-8,354,962

-9,520

-8,364,482

Total

143,792

32,980

39,381,335

214,776

39,596,111

(*)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 changes to the resource and capital elements of the DEL arise from:

The changes to resource DEL and capital DEL will lead to an increased net cash requirement of £38,501,000.

Supplementary Estimate (2009-10)

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Bob Ainsworth): The Ministry of Defence votes A Supplementary Estimate 2009-10, will be laid before the House on 24 November as HC7. This outlines the change in the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service in the Naval Service during financial year 2009-10.


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Energy and Climate Change

Departmental Expenditure Limit (2009-10)

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Edward Miliband): Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department of Energy and Climate Change Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will decrease by £22,700,000 from £3,125,377,000 to £3,102,677,000.

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 DEL

39,044

-39,044

-704,781

1,809,944

1,105,163

Of which:

Administration Budget (*)

-

-

93,512

-

93,512

Near Cash in Resource DEL (*)

39,044

-39,044

-728,313

1,854,438

1,126,125

Capital DEL( **)

-144,129

121,429

682,201

1,322,404

2,004,605

Less Depreciation (***)

-

-

-2,987

-4,104

-7,091

Total DEL

-105,085

82,385

-25,567

3,128,244

3,102,677

(*)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.
(**) Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets.
(***) Depreciation, which forms part of Resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL in the table above, since Capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.

Resource DEL

The Resource element of the DEL remains unchanged with an increase in the voted element of Resource DEL of £39,044,000 offset by a decrease of £39,044,000 in the non-voted element of Resource DEL.

Voted resource DEL

The £39,044,000 increase in the voted element of Resource DEL arises from:

a decrease of £34,043,000 in nuclear decommissioning authority operating appropriations-in-aid

a transfer from non-voted Resource DEL of £5,001,000.

Non-voted Resource DEL

The £39,044,000 decrease in non-voted Resource DEL arises from:

a decrease of £34,043,000 in nuclear decommissioning authority DEL offsetting the reduction in appropriations-in-aid

a transfer to voted Resource DEL of £5,001,000.

Capital DEL

The decrease in the Capital element of the DEL of £22,700,000 arises from a decrease in the voted element of Capital DEL of £144,129,000 and an increase of £121,429,000 in the non-voted element of Capital DEL.

Voted Capital DEL

The £144,129,000 decrease in the voted element of Capital DEL arises from:

a transfer from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of £4,400,000 for Anaerobic digestion


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a transfer to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills of £25,000,000 for the UK Innovation Investment Fund

a transfer to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for the Technology Strategy Board of £2,100,000 for the fuel cells and hydrogen demonstration programme

a transfer from non-voted Capital DEL of £170,000

an increase of £121,599,000 in nuclear decommissioning authority non-operating appropriations-in-aid.

Non-voted Capital DEL

The £121,429,000 increase in the non-voted element of Capital DEL arises from:

a transfer to voted Capital DEL of £170,000

an increase of £121,599,000 in nuclear decommissioning authority DEL offsetting the increase in non-operating appropriations-in-aid.

OFGEM DEL (2009-10)

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Office of Gas and Electricity Market's DEL will be increased by £1,000 from £651,000 to £652,000 and the administration budget will be increased by £1,000 from £701,000 to £702,000.

New DEL
£'000

ChangeVotedNon-votedTotal

Resource DEL

1

702

0

702

Of which: (*)

Administration budget

Near-cash in RDEL

1

1

702

-93

0

700

702

607

Near-cash in RDEL

1

-93

700

607

Capital DEL(**)

0

950

0

950

Depreciation

0

-1000

0

-1000

Total

1

652

0

652

(*)The total of the 'Administration Budget' and 'Near-cash in Resource DEL' figures may well be greater than total Resource DEL, due to the definitions overlapping
(**)Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets.
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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