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Volume 618: debated on Thursday 9 November 2000

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Thursday, 9th November 2000.

Foreign And Commonwealth Office Expenditure And Running Costs Limits

Baroness Mallalieu

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether there are any proposals to amend the Foreign and Commonwealth Office departmental expenditure limit and running costs limit for 2000–01. [HL4570]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate for Class VII Vote I, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Departmental Expenditure Limit for 2000–2001 will be increased by £96,723,000 from £1,113,610,000 to £1,210,333,000 and the running cost limit will be increased by £17,989,000 from £513,993,000 to £531,982,000. The increase is the net effect of:

  • (i) additional provision of £73,935,000 on Section B for UK contributions to United Nations Missions in the former Yugoslavia (includes UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) and the former Soviet Union, the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (Iraq), the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum on Western Sahara, the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone, the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the European Community Monitoring Mission and Western European Union Police Mission in Albania.
  • (ii) take-up of end year flexibility of £16,264,000 for running costs and £4,799,000 for capital expenditure;
  • (iii) a sucessful bid of £1,725,000 against the Capital Modernisation Fund approved by the Chief Secretary.