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Departmental Expenditure Limits

Volume 558: debated on Wednesday 13 February 2013

Subject to parliamentary approval of any supplementary estimate, the Northern Ireland Executive departmental expenditure limit (DEL), net of depreciation, is increased by £326,962,000 from £10,420,601,000 to £10,747,563,000.

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

Summary

Opening Position

Changes

Current Position

Fiscal RDEL

9,463,471

34,362

9,497,833

Ring-fenced Student Loans in RDEL

69,210

184,800

254,010

Ring-fenced Depreciation in RDEL

386,382

0

386,382

Capital DEL

887,920

107,800

995,720

Total DEL (RDEL + CDEL - Depreciation)

10,420,601

326,962

10,747,563

The change in the NIE DEL are set out in the table below:

Fiscal RDEL

£’000

Provision at Main Estimates

9,463,471

Changes in Supplementary Estimate

Devolved Administration Budget Exchange

48,275

Budget Transfer to NIO: HR Connect

-1

Budget Transfer to NIO: Stormont House

-46

Budget Transfer to NIO: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

-220

Reserve Claim: Coastal Communities Fund

450

Reserve Claim: Policing and Justice

61,254

Resource to Capital Switch

-75,350

sub total

34,362

Revised Provision (Supplementary Estimate)

9,497,833

Ring-fenced Student Loans in RDEL

Provision at Main Estimates

69,210

Changes in Supplementary Estimate

Reserve Claim: Student Loans

184,800

Revised Provision (Supplementary Estimate)

254,010

Ring-fenced Depreciation in RDEL

Provision at Main Estimates

386,382

no further changes

Capital DEL

Provision at Main Estimates

887,920

Changes in Supplementary Estimate

Devolved Administration Budget Exchange

6,807

Barnett Consequentials (Autumn Statement 2012)

1,543

Reserve Claim: Policing and Justice

24,100

Resource to Capital Switch

75,350

sub total

107,800

Revised Provision (Supplementary Estimate)

995,720

The effect of the above changes to DEL and AME is to increase the cash grant payable to the Northern Ireland consolidated fund by £618,000,000 to £14,674,000,000.