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:
Voted Non-voted Voted Non-voted Total Resource 121,745 -17,000 2,130,633 3,000 2,133,633 Of which: Administration budget* 23,500 -17,000 426,845 – 426,845 Near-cash in Resource DEL 81,745 -17,000 1,920,579 16,000 1,936,579 Capital** 250 – 216,310 – 216,310 Depreciation *** – – -103,050 – -103,050 Total 121,995 -17,000 2,243,893 3,000 2,246,893 * 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 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:
Request for Resources 1
Administration
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).
Programme
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.
Capital
I. A transfer of £250,000 capital from DfID in respect of New Delhi shared accommodation.
Request for Resources 2
Programme
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.