HC Deb 15 February 2001 vol 363 cc225-6W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to introduce proposals to amend the Wales departmental expenditure limit for 2000–01. [151101]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The Wales Departmental Expenditure Limit will be increased by £18,450,000 from £7,808,235,000 to £7,826,685,000. The increase is a result of:

  1. (i) the take up of end year flexibility entitlement of £5,408,000
  2. (ii) net transfers from other Government Departments of £1,645,000
  3. (iii) additional support for flood defence of £118,000 resulting from the Environment, Transport and Regions Minister's autumn 2000 statement, an additional £10,195,000 for education resulting from the Chancellor's pre-Budget statement, and take up of an allocation of £1,084,000 from the Modernising Government Fund

The increase includes the following transfers:

  1. (i) £112,000 from Home Office for the Partnership Development Fund;
  2. (ii) £131,000 from Home Office for the Drug Prevention Advisory Service;
  3. (iii) £57,000 to Scottish Executive for Out of Area Treatments;
  4. (iv) £512,000 from Department of Health for Out of Area Treatments;
  5. (v) £92,000 to Department of Health for Medical Training Costs;
  6. (vi) £1,000 from the Northern Ireland Executive for Out of Area Treatments:
  7. (vii) £19,000 from Home Office for Youth Justice Board work;
  8. (viii) £146,000 from Intervention Board for Slaughter Premium inspection costs;
  9. (ix) £10,000 from Home Office for Youth Justice Board inspection costs;
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  10. (x) £43,000 to Home Office for the Crime Reduction Team; and
  11. (xi) £906,000 from DTI for the Phoenix Fund

The increase in DEL will be offset by transfers from other Departmental Expenditure Limits or from the DEL Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.

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