Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £94,354,000 from £2,246,893,000 to £2,341,247,000. The administration budget will be increased by £29,444,000 from £426,845,000 to £456,289,000. 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 107,354 - 2,237,987 3,000 2,240,987 Of which: Administration budget * 29,444 - 456,289 - 456,289 Near-cash in Resource DEL 107,354 - 2,027,933 16,000 2,043,933 Capital** -13,000 - 203,310 - 203,310 Depreciation *** - - -103,050 - -103,050 Total 94,354 - 2,338,247 3,000 2,341,247 * 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. Take-up of £5,700,000 administration costs in respect of restructuring.
II. A claim on the Reserve of £6,000,000 administration costs in respect of modernisation of the FCO.
III. A transfer of £11,000 administration from the Cabinet Office in respect of charging for legal services by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.
IV. A transfer of £1,002,000 administration to MOD in respect of the FCO’s contribution to the information assurance technical programme.
V. A transfer of £16,000,000 capital to administration in respect of exchange rate pressures. This amount includes £3,000,000 transferred from Capital EYF.
VI. A transfer of £2,735,000 other current AME to administration DEL in respect of FCO staff costs for accrued annual leave.
Programme
I. A claim on the Reserve of £44,464,000 current grants in respect of the International Subscriptions cost-sharing agreement.
II. A claim on the Reserve of £25,060,000 other current in respect of Consular Premiums.
III. A transfer of £5,500,000 other current from DFID in respect of the Returns and Reintegration Fund.
IV. A transfer of £77,000 other current from DFID in respect of the Iraqi LE staff assistance scheme.
V. A transfer of £10,000 other current from DFID in respect of the Low Carbon High Growth Strategic Programme Fund.
VI. A transfer of £6,695,000 other current to MOD in respect of counter-narcotics work in Afghanistan.
VII. A transfer of £1,965,000 other current to MOD in respect of counter-narcotics work in Afghanistan.
VIII. A transfer of £500,000 other current to the Security and Intelligence Agencies for expansion and capability.
IX. A transfer of £2,000,000 from RfRl to RfR2 for FCO’s contribution to the Helmand uplift for Stabilisation and Conflict Prevention.
Capital
I. Take up of £3,000,000 Capital EYF in respect of a transfer to administration costs.
II. A transfer of £ 16,000,000 capital to administration in respect of exchange rate pressures.
Request for Resources 2
Programme
I. A benefit to HMT Reserve of £14,000,000 in respect of Stabilisation and Conflict Prevention.
II. A transfer of £14,700,000 from DFID in respect of discretionary peacekeeping funds.
III. A transfer of £11,259,000 from DFID in respect of Stabilisation and Conflict Prevention.
IV. A transfer of £2,000,000 from RfRl to RfR2 for FCO’s contribution to the Helmand uplift for Stabilisation and Conflict Prevention.