My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Edward Miliband) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Subject to parliamentary approval of the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2007-08, the Cabinet Office total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) has changed from the amount voted in the Winter Supplementary Estimate 2007-08.
As a result, the Cabinet Office total DEL has increased by £27,377,000 from £398,597,000 to £425,974,000.
The impact on resource DEL (REL) and capital DEL (CDEL) is set out in the following table:
Voted Non Voted Total Voted Non Voted Total Voted Non Voted Total Resource DEL 310,959 45,027 355,986 +1,659 -75 +1,584 312,618 44,952 357,570 Of which: Administration Budget 217,058 - 217,058 -50,370 - -50,370 166,688 - 166,688 Near cash in RDEL 265,844 45,027 310,871 +16,923 -75 +16,848 282,767 44,952 327,719 Capital DEL 78,869 100 78,969 +5,997 +75 +6,072 84,866 175 85,041 Depreciation** -36,358 - -36,358 19,721 - 19,721 -16,637 - -16,637 Total DEL 353,470 45,127 398,597 +27,377 - +27,377 380,847 45,127 425,974
** 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 changes in the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2007-08 compared to the Winter Supplementary Estimate 2007-08 are due to: drawdown on the reserve for V matched funding, take-up of resource DEL end-year flexibility to cover grants in the Office of the Third Sector, budgetary cover transfer to Department of Health to cover costs of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, reclassification of expenditure from administration to programme within RDEL, transfer of non cash to near cash within RDEL, a transfer from non cash RDEL to capital DEL, a transfer of non voted transfer from RDEL to non voted CDEL in respect of Executive NDPB (ENDPB), an increase in non operating appropriations in aid in CDEL reflecting a disposal of a fixed asset.
Changes in Resource DEL (RDEL)
£1,584,000 increase in the resource element of DEL arises from:
Drawdown on the Reserve
Drawdown for V matched funding for the Office of the Third Sector to cover grant expenditure increases RDEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £4,729,000.
End-Year Flexibility (EYF)
Take-up of EYF to cover grants expenditure for necessary Third Sector projects increases grant expenditure in RDEL and net cash requirement by £3,300,000.
Outward budgetary cover transfer
A budgetary cover transfer to Department of Health to cover the costs of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) reduces RDEL and net cash requirement in the estimate by £370,000.
Transfers between budgets
A transfer from non cash administration to capital DEL to fund capital investment in IT projects including the Government Gateway Strategic Support Programme reduces RDEL by £6,000,000 and no change to net cash requirement.
A non-voted transfer of £75,000 from RDEL to CDEL to finance capital expenditure of ENDPB.
Change in Administration Budget (RDEL)
£50,370,000 decrease in the administration budget arises from:
£370,000 transfer to Department of Health;
£6,000,000 transfer from administration within non cash RDEL to capital DEL;
£10,500,000 reallocation from administration to programme within non cash; and
£33,500,000 reallocation from administration to programme within near cash DEL.
Change in Near Cash in RDEL
£16,848,000 increase in near cash in RDEL arises from:
£3,300,000 take-up of end-year flexibility;
£4,729,000 drawdown from the reserve;
£10,000,000 conversion from non cash to near cash;
£370,000 budgetary transfer to Department of Health;
£75,000 transfer of non voted to capital DEL;
£14,000 change in notional audit fee; and
£750,000 change in provisions
Changes in Capital DEL (CDEL)
£6,072,000 increase in the capital element of DEL arises from:
A transfer of £6,000,000 from non cash administration to capital DEL to fund additional pressures which have arisen within the department which relates to IT projects including the Government Gateway Strategic Support Programme.
Sale proceeds from the disposal of a minibus has increased non-operating appropriations in aid by £3,000 and reduced net cash requirement by the same amount.
A non-voted transfer of £75,000 from RDEL to CDEL to finance the capital expenditure of ENDPB.
Change in Depreciation
£19,721,000 decrease in depreciation arises from:
£10,000,000 conversion from non cash to near cash;
£6,000,000 conversion from non cash to capital DEL; and
£3,721,000 transfer to cost of capital.