§ Mr. Kevan JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to change the departmental expenditure limits for 2001–02. [19571]
§ Mr. HoonSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Ministry of Defence departmental expenditure limit will be increased by £107,080,000 from £23,769,498,000 to £23,876,578,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on the resources and capital components is set out in the following table.
£000 Resources Change 106,780 New DEL 18,371,338 Of which: Voted 18,144,740 Non-voted 226,598 Capital Change 300 New DEL 5,505,240 Of which: Voted 5,407,470 Non-voted 97,770 The change in the resource element of the DEL arises principally from:
- The take-up of the end-of-year flexibility carried forward from 2000–01 of £72,917,000.
- A net resource DEL transfer of £35,299,000 from the Department for Work and Pensions for the transfer of the running costs of the War Pensions Agency.
- A transfer of £1,328,000 to the Cabinet Office for BBC World Monitoring expenses.
- A transfer of £432,000 to the Cabinet Office for fast stream recruitment expenses.
- A transfer of £176,000 to the Lord Chancellor's Department for legal aid expenses on human rights.
The change in the capital element of the DEL of £0.3 million arises from a transfer from the Department for Work and Pensions for the War Pensions Agency.
The increases will be offset by transfers or charged to the DEL Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.