My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (John Denham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be decreased by £348,341,000 from £18,087,949,000 to £17,739,608,000, the administration cost budget will be increased by £4,090,000 from £71,840,000 to £75,930,000.
Within the DEL, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
Voted Non- Voted Voted Non- Voted Total Resource DEL -674,303 230,805 -4,415,296 20,089,015 15,673,719 Of which: Administration budget † 4,090 - 75,930 0 75,930 Near Cash in Resource DEL † -223,442 238,995 -5,396,338 19,950,469 14,554,131 Capital DEL †† 13,652 81,505 -79,756 2,145,645 2,065,889 Less Depreciation ††† - 9,292 -4,567 -119,465 -124,032 Total DEL -660,651 321,602 -4,499,619 22,115,195 17,615,576
† 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, in the table above, since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.
Resource DEL
The decrease in the resource element of the DEL of £443,498,000 arises from a decrease in the voted element of the resource DEL of £674,303,000 and an increase of £230,805,000 in the non-voted element of resource DEL mainly in the department’s non-departmental public bodies.
Voted Resource DEL
The £674,303,000 decrease in the voted element of the resource DEL arises from:
RFR1
The take-up of end-year flexibility of £4,090,000 for central administration costs, for the resource consequences of student loans £63,869,000.
The reclassification from DEL to AME of the maintenance of student loan provisions £515,000,000.
A £1,625,000 virement to RfR2, for central administration costs.
A net transfer to the Ministry of Justice £1,872,000 for prisoner education.
A net decrease in voted receipts of £2,967,000 offset by a net decrease in non-voted resource DEL.
A movement to non-voted resource DEL of £227,306,000 for the Student Loan Company (£475,000), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£10,212,000), the Investors in People UK (£170,000), the Learning and Skills Council (£8,544,000), the Quality Improvement Agency (£5,683,000) and the Sector Skills Development Agency (£7,122,000), the Technology Strategy Board (£195,100,000).
RFR2
A £1,625,000 virement from RfR1, for central administration costs.
A movement to non-voted resource DEL of £6,097,000 for the research councils.
A movement from departmental unallocated expenditure of £5,046,000 for GO Science Group and science research.
Non-voted resource DEL
The £230,805,000 increase in non-voted resource DEL arises from:
The take-up of end-year flexibility of £399,000 for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
A transfer in from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of £4,746,000 for the Learning and Skills Council.
A net decrease in non-voted expenditure of £2,967,000 offset by a net decrease in voted resource DEL receipts.
A movement from RfR1, £227,306,000 to non-voted resource DEL for the Student Loan Company (£475,000), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£10,212,000), the Investors in People UK (£170,000), the Learning and Skills Council (£8,544,000), the Quality Improvement Agency (£5,683,000) and the Sector Skills Development Agency (£7,122,000), the Technology Strategy Board (£195,100,000).
Transfer in from central funds of £270,000 for the Learning and Skills Council.
A movement from RfR2 voted resource DEL of £6,097,000 for the research councils.
A movement to RfR2 voted DEL of £5,046,000 for GO Science Group and science research.
Capital DEL
The increase in the capital element of the DEL of £95,157,000 arises from a £13,652,000 increase in the voted element of capital DEL and an increase of £81,505,000 in the non-voted element of capital DEL.
Voted Capital DEL
The £13,652,000 increase in the voted element of the capital DEL arises from:
RFR1
An increase in higher education receipts of £2,000,000 offset by an increase in non-voted capital DEL for the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
RFR2
The take-up of end-year flexibility £5,489,000 for science research.
A movement from non-voted capital DEL £10,163,000 for science research.
Non-voted Capital DEL
The £81,505,000 increase in the non-voted element of the capital DEL arises from:
An increase in Higher Education Funding Council for England expenditure of £2,000,000 offset by higher education capital DEL receipts.
The take-up of end-year flexibility £89,668,000 for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£35,668,000), for the Learning and Skills Council (£54,000,000).
A movement to RfR2, voted capital DEL £10,163,000 for science research.
Administration Cost Budget
RfR1
A take-up of end-year flexibility £4,090,000 to cover pressures on departmental running costs.
A virement of £1,625,000 to RfR2, for GO Science Group administration.
RfR2
A virement of £1,625,000 from RfR1, for GO Science Group administration.