My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £235,038,000 from £1,888,455,000 to £2,123,493,000. The administration budget will decrease by £9,424,000 from £870,060,000 to £860,636,000. 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 139,059 -5,000 1,950.523 5,862 1,956,385 Of which: Administration budget * -9,424 - 860,636 - 860,636 Near-cash in Resource DEL 154,059 -5,000 1,808,804 5,862 1,814,666 Capital** 60,814 - 243,567 - 243,567 Depreciation 40,165 - -76,459 - -76,459 Total 240,038 -5,000 2,117,631 5,862 2,123,493
* 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
A payment to the reserve of 9,424,000 as a result of the operation of the Overseas Pricing Mechanism.
Programme
Take up of £7,350,000 other current end-year flexibility for a capital transfer to MoD.
A claim on the reserve of £16,500,000 for consular premiums collected in the UK.
A claim on the reserve of £18,453,000 arising from the FCO/HMT 50:50 International Organisations cost-sharing agreement.
A claim on the reserve of £1,359,000 to increase grant to the British Council as a result of the operation of the overseas pricing mechanism.
A claim on the reserve of £151,000 for the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund.
A payment to the reserve of £5,568,000 programme grants as a result of the operation of the overseas pricing mechanism.
A transfer of £7,350,000 programme EYF expenditure to capital for operations in Afghanistan.
A transfer of £5,363,000 programme expenditure to Home Office for the Border and Immigration Agency.
A transfer of £5,000,000 programme expenditure to the Security and Intelligence Agencies
A transfer of £1,750,000 programme expenditure to Home Office for the Border and Immigration Agency to fund assisted voluntary returns.
A transfer of £100,000 programme expenditure to the Security and Intelligence Agencies for expansion and capability.
Neutral Changes
Increased other current expenditure of £20,000,000, fully offset by income, for consular and visa work.
A transfer of £15,000,000 from non-cash resource to near-cash resource expenditure in respect of release of restructuring provisions.
Capital
Take up of £31,300,000 end-year flexibility in respect of the FCO estate.
A claim on the reserve of £7,400,000 arising from the FCO/HMT 50:50 International Organisations cost sharing agreement.
A transfer of £22,396,000 capital expenditure from the Border and Immigration Agency for biometric passport equipment.
A transfer of £7,350,000 of programme EYF expenditure to capital for operations in Afghanistan.
A transfer of £7,350,000 capital expenditure to MoD for operations in Afghanistan.
A payment to the reserve of £282,000 as a result of the operation of the overseas pricing mechanism.
Neutral Changes
Increased expenditure of £5,300,000, fully offset by income
Request for Resources 2
Programme
Take-up of £6,850,000 Global Conflict Prevention Pool end-year flexibility.
A claim on the reserve of £95,845,000 for Africa peacekeeping.
A claim on the reserve of £61,603,000 for peacekeeping in the rest of the world.
A transfer of £3,413,000 programme expenditure from DfID for conflict prevention in Africa.
A transfer of £1,500,000 programme expenditure from DfID for conflict prevention in Sri Lanka.
A transfer of £31,000,000 programme expenditure to MoD for peacekeeping operations in the Balkans.
A transfer of £9,660,000 programme expenditure to DfID for planned global conflict prevention activity.
A transfer of £2,200,000 programme expenditure to the Security and Intelligence Agencies for expansion and capability.
A transfer of £1,500,000 programme expenditure to MoD for planned global conflict prevention activity.
A transfer of £50,000 programme expenditure to the Security and Intelligence Agencies for expansion and capability.
Neutral Changes
Increased expenditure of £2,500,000, fully offset by income from MoD, for Better Basra.
Increased expenditure of £2,500,000, fully offset by income from DfID, for Better Basra.