Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEL will be increased by £11,579,000 from £3,605,014,000 to £3,616,593,000 and the Administration Budget will be increased by £108,420,000 from £285,524,000 to £393,944,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
Change New DEL Voted Non-voted Voted Non-voted Total Resource 9,993 15,033 4,326,895 -1,397,925 2,928,970 of which: Administration Budget 108,420 - 393,944 - 393,944 Near-cash in RDEL -25,499 1,705 4,155,853 -1,570,927 2,584,926 Capital -17,247 - 669,395 219,510 888,905 Depreciation1 -20,692 24,492 -63,463 -137,819 -201,282 Total -27,946 39,525 4,932,827 -1,316,234 3,616,593 1Depreciation, 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 arises from: (i) a transfer of £26,800,000 to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills for the BREW programme; (ii) a transfer of £7,994,000 to the Forestry Commission for Farm Woodland Schemes; (iii) a transfer of £4,039,000 administration costs to the Department for Communities and Local Government for Government Office Funding; (iv) a transfer of £2,261,000 to the Ministry of Defence for meteorological services (this is shown in the Estimate as a transfer of £4,863,000 offset by an agreed correction of £2,602,000); (v) a claim on the reserve of £22,000,000 administration costs in respect of early release/early retirement schemes; (vi) a transfer of £5,605,000 from Department for International Development for the Montreal Protocol Fund; (vii) a transfer of £359,000 administration costs from the Cabinet Office for legal services provided by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office; (viii) a take up of £250,000 from HM Treasury for the 'Start Here' project; (ix) a take up of £86,000 from HM Treasury for the Energy Efficiency Programme (£100,000 administration costs and -£14,000 programme); (x) a transfer of £37,820,000 from non-budget for the British Waterways Board cost of capital.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from: (i) a transfer of £17,395,000 to HM Treasury in respect of the 2006-07 overspend; (ii) a drawdown of £142,000 End Year Flexibility for Invest to Save Budget projects; (iii) a drawdown of £6,000 End Year Flexibility for capital grants Invest to Save Budget projects.
The change in the administration budget element of the DEL not explained above is due to a transfer of £90,000,000 from programme to administration, £80,000,000 in respect of professional services and £10,000,000 in respect of the outsourced IT contract.