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Resource DEL

The decrease in the resource element of the DEL of £443,498,000 arises from a decrease in the voted element of the resource DEL of £674,303,000 and an increase of £230,805,000 in the non-voted element of resource DEL mainly in the department’s non-departmental public bodies.

Voted Resource DEL

The £674,303,000 decrease in the voted element of the resource DEL arises from:



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RFR1

The take-up of end-year flexibility of £4,090,000 for central administration costs, for the resource consequences of student loans £63,869,000.

The reclassification from DEL to AME of the maintenance of student loan provisions £515,000,000.

A £1,625,000 virement to RfR2, for central administration costs.

A net transfer to the Ministry of Justice £1,872,000 for prisoner education.

A net decrease in voted receipts of £2,967,000 offset by a net decrease in non-voted resource DEL.

A movement to non-voted resource DEL of £227,306,000 for the Student Loan Company (£475,000), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£10,212,000), the Investors in People UK (£170,000), the Learning and Skills Council (£8,544,000), the Quality Improvement Agency (£5,683,000) and the Sector Skills Development Agency (£7,122,000), the Technology Strategy Board (£195,100,000).

RFR2

A £1,625,000 virement from RfR1, for central administration costs.

A movement to non-voted resource DEL of £6,097,000 for the research councils.

A movement from departmental unallocated expenditure of £5,046,000 for GO Science Group and science research.

Non-voted resource DEL

The £230,805,000 increase in non-voted resource DEL arises from:

The take-up of end-year flexibility of £399,000 for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

A transfer in from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of £4,746,000 for the Learning and Skills Council.

A net decrease in non-voted expenditure of £2,967,000 offset by a net decrease in voted resource DEL receipts.

A movement from RfR1, £227,306,000 to non-voted resource DEL for the Student Loan Company (£475,000), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£10,212,000), the Investors in People UK (£170,000), the Learning and Skills Council (£8,544,000), the Quality Improvement Agency (£5,683,000) and the Sector Skills Development Agency (£7,122,000), the Technology Strategy Board (£195,100,000).

Transfer in from central funds of £270,000 for the Learning and Skills Council.

A movement from RfR2 voted resource DEL of £6,097,000 for the research councils.

A movement to RfR2 voted DEL of £5,046,000 for GO Science Group and science research.

Capital DEL

The increase in the capital element of the DEL of £95,157,000 arises from a £13,652,000 increase in the voted element of capital DEL and an increase of £81,505,000 in the non-voted element of capital DEL.



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Voted Capital DEL

The £13,652,000 increase in the voted element of the capital DEL arises from:

RFR1

An increase in higher education receipts of £2,000,000 offset by an increase in non-voted capital DEL for the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

RFR2

The take-up of end-year flexibility £5,489,000 for science research.

A movement from non-voted capital DEL £10,163,000 for science research.

Non-voted Capital DEL

The £81,505,000 increase in the non-voted element of the capital DEL arises from:

An increase in Higher Education Funding Council for England expenditure of £2,000,000 offset by higher education capital DEL receipts.

The take-up of end-year flexibility £89,668,000 for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£35,668,000), for the Learning and Skills Council (£54,000,000).

A movement to RfR2, voted capital DEL £10,163,000 for science research.

Administration Cost Budget

RfR1

A take-up of end-year flexibility £4,090,000 to cover pressures on departmental running costs.

A virement of £1,625,000 to RfR2, for GO Science Group administration.

RfR2

A virement of £1,625,000 from RfR1, for GO Science Group administration.

Department for International Development: DEL

Baroness Crawley: My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development (Douglas Alexander) has made the following Statement:

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for International Development’s departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £22,568,000 from £5,254,357,000 to £5,276,925,000.

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



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ChangeNew DEL£’000
VotedNon- votedVotedNon- votedTotal

Resource DEL

42,637

-38,069

3,852,865

710,820

4,563,685

of which:

Administration budget*

10

-

232,010

-

232,010

Near-cash in RDEL

62,637

-38,069

3,787,436

726,870

4,514,306

Capital DEL**

15,000

-

731,250

-

731,250

Less Depreciation***

3,000

-

-18,010

-

-18,010

Total DEL

60,637

-38,069

4,566,105

710,820

5,276,925

The net change in the resourceelement of DEL arises from:

Additions

£9,660,000 transferred from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in respect of Global Conflict Prevention Pool

£50,000 transferred from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reductions

£1,500,000 transferred to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Global Conflict Prevention Pool for projects in Sri Lanka.

£3,413,000 transferred to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in respect of Africa Conflict Prevention Pool.

£229,000 transferred to the Ministry of Defence in respect of Africa Conflict Prevention Pool.

The net change in the capital element of DEL arises from:

Additions

£15,000,000 drawdown of capital provision from end of year flexibility entitlement set out in the Public Expenditure 2006-07 Outturn White Paper.

Department for Transport: DEL

Lord Bassam of Brighton: My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Transport departmental expenditure limit (DEL) for 2007-08 will be increased by £584,299,000 from £13,105,578,000 to £13,689,877,000 and the administration budget will be increased by £5,142,000 from £289,384,000 to £294,526,000.

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



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£'000
Change in DELNew DEL
VotedNon- VotedVotedNon- VotedTotal

Resource:

-115,508

86,931

6,335,982

560,918

6,896,900

Of which:

Administration

7,845

-2,703

293,026

1,500

294,526

Near cash in RDEL

62,232

79,191

5,852,661

717,593

6,570,254

Capital

35,651

605,744

5,473,487

1,711,286

7,184,773

LESS Depreciation*

9,174

-37,693

-348,535

-43,261

-391,796

Total

-70,683

654,982

11,460,934

2,228,943

13,689,877


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