Northern Ireland: Environment and Heritage Service Budget

HL Deb 11 June 2003 vol 649 cc49-50WA

Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service's budget for each of the past five years; and what was the level of expenditure each year. [HL3026]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Environment and Heritage Service's budget and expenditure, for the past five financial years commencing 1998–99 to 2002–03, are as follows:

	Budget £k	Expenditure £k
1998–99	21,748	21,827
1999–2000	23,827	23,601
2000–01	27,426	27,145
2001–02	32,659	31,730
2002–03	41,593	38,214

Budgets and expenditure from 1998–99 to 2000–01 have been prepared on a cash basis as extracted from published Appropriation Accounts.

From 2001–02 all budgets are reported on a full accruals basis as required under the Resource Accounting and Budgeting regime.

Expenditure for 2002–03 is provisional and is subject to audit by the Northern Ireland Audit Office.