Work and Pensions Department: DEL (Hansard, 27 November 2002)

§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Work and Pensions departmental expenditure limit will be increased by £728,123,000 from £7,024,051,000 to £7,752,174,000 and the administration cost limit by £561,526,000 from £4,996,673,000 to £5,558,199,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are set out in the following tables:

of the 2001–02 Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 5574) as other discretionary.

(iii) A reduction of £3,600,000 due to a transfer to the Department for Education and Skills for costs incurred by the Adult Learning Inspectorate on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

(iv) A reduction of £159,000 from the transfer to the Welsh Assembly for costs associated with work carried out by Her Majesty's Inspectors for Education in Wales.

(v) An increase in provision of £854,000 (administration costs) from the repayment arrangement with local authorities for the costs 51WA incurred by departmental action teams performing work on their behalf.

(vi) An increase of £5,000,000 as a result of a transfer from the Department for Education and Skills for costs associated with the Basic Skills Initiative.

(vii) A transfer of £170,000 (adminstration costs) from the Cabinet Office for work performed on their behalf by the Department for Work and Pensions on a repayment basis.

(viii) A transfer of £3,800,000 (administration costs) from the Department for Transport for costs associated with the Cullen inquiry.

(ix) An increase in provision of £550,000 from the European Union contribution towards the cost of the European Year for Disabled People 2003.

(x) An increase in provision of £1,842,000 as result of a transfer from the Department for Education and Skills to cover the cost of work performed by the Disability Rights Commission on Special Educational Needs.

(xi) A reduction in provision of £55,000 (administration costs) from the transfer to the Department for Social Development (Northern Ireland) for costs associated with winter fuel payments.

(xii) A reduction of £57,000 (administration costs) as a result of a transfer to the Ministry of Defence for Comprehensive Spending Review funding in respect of the Veterans Agency.

(xiii) A reduction of £36,000,000 (administration costs) following virement to capital DEL for costs associated with the Early Office Infrastructure project.

(xiv)An increase in provision of £303,342,000 (administration costs) from the Welfare Modernisation Fund and a reduction in the Welfare Modernisation Fund administration costs of £26,514,000 as a result of virement to the capital DEL.

(xv) A transfer of £236,000 (administration costs) from the Scottish Executive.

(xvi) For costs associated with neighbourhood statistics.

(xvii) A transfer of £40,000 (administration costs) from the Department for Education and Skills for work undertaken by the Joint International Unit.

(xviii) An increase of £1,201,000 (administration costs) for work on international programmes undertaken by the Joint International unit.

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(xix) An increase of £20,500,000 (administration costs) from the Capital Modernisation Fund for costs in connection with the Electronic Service Delivery project and Modernising Appeals Delivery Programme.

(xx) An increase of £7,856,000 (administration costs) for bonus payments to staff under the Makinson scheme.

(xxi) An increase of £3,430,000 (administration costs) from the reclassification of the PRIME Barter Deal following revised guidance from HM Treasury.

(xxii) A transfer of £155,000 (administration costs) from the Department for Education and Skills for costs associated with the Family Resource Survey.

(xxiii) A transfer of £25,000 (administration costs) from the Department of Trade and Industry for costs associated with the Family Resource Survey.

(xxiv) A transfer of £50,000 (administration costs) from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for costs associated with the Family Resource Survey.

(xxv) An increase in provision of £150,000 for costs in connection with European Union twinning projects.

(xxvi) A transfer of £1,091,000 (administration costs) from the Department for Education and Skills for costs associated with Ranmoor Hall.

(xxvii) An increase of £7,648,000 in appropriations in aid.

(xxviii) There is an increase of £3,660,000 (administration costs) in gross expenditure but is offset by a similar increase in administration !costs related appropriations in aid.

(xxix) There are additional costs and income of £2,620,000 from the secondment of staff to outside organisations.

The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from:

(i) The transfer of the Health and Safety Executive and the Health and Safety Laboratory from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (£10,565,000) as announced by the Prime Minister on 29 May.
Take up of end year flexibility entitlement of £33,177,000. £ 16,00,000 of the capital entitlement was announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in Table 6 of the 2001–02 Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 5574) as resource other discretionary.
(iii) An increase of £36,000,000 following virement from resource DEL for costs associated with the Early Office Infrastructure project.
(iv) An increase in provision of £33,114,000, £6,600,000 being drawn from the capital element of the Welfare Modernisation Fund and £26,514,000 being vired from administration costs.
(v) An increase of £1,000,000 as a result of transfer from the Office for National Statistics for costs associated with neighbourhood statistics.
(vii) A transfer of £100,000 from the Department for Education and Skills for costs associated with Ranmoor Hall.

All of these changes will either be offset by transfers or charged to the reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.