§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the(a) DEL resource budget, (b) AME resource budget and (c) total resource budget of her Department were for each year between 1997 and 2007. [168608]
§ Ms HewittThese figures are published in "Central Government Supply Estimates 2004–2005 Supplementary Budgetary Information" (April 2004, Cm 6133) for the period 1998–99 to 2005–06. Figures on a resource basis are not available for years prior to 1998–99. Budgets for 2006–07 and 2007–08 will be published later in the year after the conclusion of the 2004 Spending Review. All figures shown exclude capital.
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£000 DEL resource budget AME resource budget Total resource budget 1998–99 3,008,248 232,462 3,240,710 1999–2000 3,822,508 770,790 4,593,298 2000–01 5,860,121 822,572 6,682,693 2001–02 5,298,002 1,189,072 6,487,074 2002–03 3,832,749 3,223,632 7,056,381 2003–04 4,817,597 2,251,743 7,069,340 2004–05 4,808,961 281,569 5,090,530 2005–06 5,325,511 535,657 5,861,168 Notes: 1. The increase in the DEL resource budget in 2000–01 and 2001–02 compared to earlier years represents additional provisions for coal health claims. Part of the 2001–02 increase resulted from change in the rate used for discounting liabilities from 6 per cent. to 3.5 per cent. From 2002–03 these liabilities were reclassified as AME resource budget. 2. The increase in the DEL resource budget from 2002–03 represents increased spending on science as well as the regional development agencies. This trend continues into 2005–06. 3. The changes in the AME resource budget in 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 mainly represent additional provisions for nuclear clean-up. Part of the 2001–02 increase resulted from a change in the rate used for discounting liabilities from 6 per cent. to 3.5 per cent.
4. Changes in provisions are, by their nature, unknown until they occur. Consequently the 2004–05 and 2005–06 AME resource budget figures are much lower.