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Annual Report

Volume 455: debated on Thursday 11 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will break down by main budget heading the (a) Corporate and Shared Services, (b) Public Corporations, (c) Children’s Benefits and (d) Grants to Independent Bodies budgets listed on pages 146-48 of his 2006 departmental annual report. (109504)

Further detail on information provided in the 2006 departmental report (cm 6829) (Tables 1 and 2) is provided as follows:

(a) Corporate and Shared Services

The following table provides a breakdown of corporate and shared services included in tables 1 and 2.

£ million

Outturn

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

Administration costs

Salaries

242

239

310

334

423

Other running costs3

66

1,487

2,285

2,375

2,090

Non-cash costs4

14

10

25

10

26

Unallocated5

0

0

0

0

0

Total administration

322

1,736

2,620

2,719

2,539

Other current costs

Exit funding6

0

0

0

0

10

Other programme costs

2

22

0

2

4

Unallocated5

0

0

0

0

0

Total other current

2

22

0

2

14

Receipts

Receipts from other Government Departments

(33)

(44)

(9)

(10)

(11)

National insurance fund7

(168)

(299)

(581)

(1,046)

(775)

Other receipts

(8)

(1)

(33)

(33)

(30)

Total receipts

(209)

(344)

(623)

(1,089)

(816)

Total corporate and shared services as shown in departmental report 2006

115

1,414

1,997

1,632

1,737

£ millionEstimated outturn1Plans22005-062006-072007-08Administration costsSalaries274271255Other running costs31,7141,4691,316Non-cash costs4101718Unallocated519211425Total administration2,0171,9682,014Other current costsExit funding6155148173Other programme costs222Unallocated5(39)00Total other current118150175ReceiptsReceipts from other Government Departments(12)(11)(12)National insurance fund7000Other receipts(49)(19)(17)Total receipts(61)(30)(29)Total corporate and shared services as shown in departmental report 20062,0742,0882,1601 Figures based on the estimated forecast outturn at time of compilation.2 Plans relate to agreed departmental funding at time of compilation.3 Variations year on year are mainly caused by expenditure on the Department’s modernisation programme which typically peaked in 2003-04 and 2004-05.4 Includes depreciation, provisions, cost of capital charges.5 Relates to budgets not allocated to specific business areas at time of compilation.6 From 2004-05 exit funding is included within other current rather than administration costs, as agreed in the Department’s SR04 settlement.7 Following change in accounting treatment national insurance fund (NIF) receipts apportioned to relevant business areas from 2005-06 rather than held centrally.

(b) Public Corporations

The Department only accounts for grants-in-aid paid to Remploy Ltd, these amounts are shown in the departmental report.

1 Figures based on the estimated forecast outturn at time of compilation.

2 Plans relate to agreed departmental funding at time of compilation.

A further breakdown of Remploy Ltd spending is provided in their annual accounts which are published on the following website:

http://www.remploy.co.uk/about/accounts/

Figures for 2005-06 include £115 million of Remploy Ltd grant-in-aid within working age figures (as referenced in note 12 to Table 1).

(c) Children’s Benefits

This solely relates to elements of child benefit which were transferred to the Inland Revenue (now HM Revenue and Customs) in April 2003. These amounts are shown in the departmental report.

1 Figures based on the estimated forecast outturn at time of compilation.

2 Plans relate to agreed Departmental funding at time of compilation.

3 Amounts below £0.5 million are indicated by #.

(d) Grants to Independent Bodies

Grants to independent bodies included within disability benefits relate to the independent living fund and motability. The amounts included within the 2006 departmental report are detailed in the following table:

£ million

Independent living fund

Motability

Outturn

2000-01

132

2

2001-02

149

9

2002-03

168

7

2003-04

189

6

2004-05

209

8

Estimated outturn1

2005-06

226

8

Plans2

2006-07

253

9

2007-08

268

8

1 Figures based on the estimated forecast outturn at time of compilation.

2 Plans relate to agreed departmental funding at time of compilation.