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The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from a token increase in administration costs. The token increase is necessary to bring to Parliament's attention an increase in administration costs of £4,001,000 offset by an increase in appropriations in aid of £4,000,000. The increase in administration costs is as a result of additional unplanned expenditure on administration of the Smart Meter project, and the offshore transmission tender process.
There is no change in the capital element of the DEL.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Departmental Expenditure Limit (2009-10)
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dan Norris): Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEL will be reduced by £4,566,000 (0.14 per cent.) from £3,153,699,000 to £3,149,133,000. The Administration Budget remains unchanged at £304,296,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
| £'000s | ||||||
| Change | New DEL | |||||
| Voted | Non-voted | Total | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| (*)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 of £375,000 arises from(i) a transfer of £233,000 programme spend from the Department for Communities and Local Government for an inventory of former mining waste sites in England; (ii) 'Need it/Build it' Invest to Save Budget (ISB) of £142,000.
There has also been a transfer within the resource element of the DEL of £1,633,000 from voted to non-voted. This relates to budget transfers from the core Department (voted) to the Departments Non Departmental Public Bodies (non-voted).
The change in the capital element of the DEL of -£4,400,000 arises from a transfer of £4,400,000 to the Department of Energy and Climate Change for the Waste and Resources Action Programme.
The change in the depreciation budget of -£541,000 relates to the creation of the Food and Environment Research Agency.
(Ofwat): Capital End of Year Flexibility Draw Down
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies): Subject to parliamentary approval of HM Treasury agreement to capital end of year flexibility draw down in 2009-10, the capital element of DEL (CDEL) will increase by £80,000.
Resource DEL (RDEL) remains at £1,000 representing the 'token vote'; no additional cash requirement is required.
The impact on resources and capital is set out in the following table:
| New DEL | £'000 | |||
| Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total | |
| (*)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 since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting. | ||||
The change in the capital element of DEL of £80,000 arises in a claim on capital end of year flexibility to cover the cost of Phase 2 of the new telephone switch system.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Sanctions Regimes
The Minister for Europe (Chris Bryant): The Government are committed to keeping Parliament informed of the sanctions regimes which the UK implements. Currently the UK implements United Nations sanctions in relation to Al Qaida and the Taliban, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan and in relation to terrorism as laid out in UN Security Council Resolution 1373.
The UK also implements sanctions regimes imposed autonomously by the EU in relation to Belarus, Burma, China, the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (in connection with individuals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or responsible for certain acts of violence at Mostar), Guinea, the Transnistrian region of Moldova, and Zimbabwe.
In accordance with a decision of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the UK implements arms embargoes on Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Government also take full account of the economic community of West African states moratorium on certain exports of small arms and light weapons to economic community of West African states members.
A document listing the sanctions regimes and restrictive measures implemented by the UK is being laid in the Libraries of both Houses. It is also published on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website at: www.fco. gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/services-we-deliver/business-services/export-controls-sanctions/. This document outlines the restrictive measures in place and includes objectives and lift criteria for each regime.
Departmental Expenditure Limit (2009-10)
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband): Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £104,995,000 from £2,141,898,000 to £2,246,893,000. The administration budget will be increased by £6,500,000 from £420,345,000 to £426,845,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:
I. An increase of £4,500,000 administration costs in respect of the impact of the adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) on FCO capital charges (non-cash).
II. An increase of £2,000,000 administration costs in respect of take-up of end-year flexibility (EYF) for FCO capital charges (non-cash).
I. An increase of £22,500,000 other current costs in respect of the impact of the adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) on FCO capital charges (non-cash).
II. An increase of £11,000,000 other current costs in respect of take-up of end-year flexibility (EYF) for FCO capital charges (non-cash).
III. A claim on the Resource DEL Reserve of £8,000,000 other current in respect of modernisation of the FCO Corporate Services.
IV. A transfer of £6,000,000 other current programme from DfID in respect of the returns and reintegration fund.
V. A Transfer of £500,000 other current programme to DfID in respect of the stabilisation unit.
I. A transfer of £250,000 capital from DfID in respect of New Delhi shared accommodation.
I. A transfer of £15,465,000 grants from DflD in respect of stabilisation and conflict prevention.
II. A transfer of £14,000,000 grants from MoD in respect of stabilisation and conflict prevention.
III. A transfer of £11,500,000 grants from DfID in respect of the Helmand uplift for stabilisation and conflict prevention.
IV. A transfer of £6,500,000 grants from MoD in respect of the Helmand uplift for stabilisation and conflict prevention.
V. A claim on the Resource DEL Reserve of £3,430,000 grants in respect of take-up of balance of peacekeeping funds.
VI. A transfer of £1,500,000 grants from DfID in respect of stabilisation and conflict prevention in Sri Lanka.
VII. A transfer of £1,150,000 grants to the security and intelligence agencies in respect of expansion and capability.
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