§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 9 June,Official Report, column 339, if he will list the agreed specific delegation level agreed with each Department for authorising extra statutory payments. [28663]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 15 June 1995]: The existing specific delegation levels agreed with the main Departments for authorising extra statutory and extra regulationary payments are set out. The limits reflect a number of considerations, including the nature of the payments that are likely to occur on a particular Department's programme and whether satisfactory ground rules can be agreed for dealing with them. The limits are kept under regular review.
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Department Delegation Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Full delegation Cabinet Office (including OPSS) £5,000 Crown Prosecution Service Full delegation Customs and Excise Full delegation Ministry of Defence £250,000 Department for Education 1Full delegation Department of Employment £5,000 Department of Environment —Local Government £10,000 —Housing and other Environmental Services £25,000 Export Credit Guarantee Department £250,000 Foreign and Commonwealth Office £5,000 Home Office (including prisons) £20,000 Department of Health (including NHS Executive) 2Range from no delegation to full delegation depending on nature of expenditure item concerned. Inland Revenue Full delegation Intervention Board £100,000
Department Delegation Lord Chancellor's Department. Full delegation Department of National Heritage £25,000 Northern Ireland Office £50,000 Overseas Development Administration £5,000 Property Holdings No delegation Property Services Agency Services No delegation Scottish Office Range from £750 to full delegation depending on programme. Department of Social Security 3£250,000 Department for Trade and Industry No delegation Department of Transport —National Roads £300,000 —Other £1,000 Treasury £1,000 Welsh Office Range from no delegation to full delegation depending on programme. Notes
1 Except on teachers' superannuation.
2 Except payments made under Section 5(3) of the NHS Act 1977.
3 Except the Child Support Agency.