Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State (Mr. John Prescott)I have today announced that subject to Parliamentary approval necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Departmental Expenditure Limits for 2002–03 will change as follows.
(a) the ODPM Main Programmes DEL (previously the DTLR Main Programmes DEL) will be decreased by £8,110,064,000 from £13,542,710,000 to £5,432,646,000 and the ODPM administration costs limit (previously the DTLR administration costs limit) will be decreased by £356,671,000 from £698,802,000 to £342,131,000 and the DTLR HSE administration costs limit will be transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
£'000 Resources Change New DEL Capital Change New DEL Total DEL -3,163,065 1,921,595 -4,946,999 3,511,051 Of which Voted -1,876,058 1,487,401 -2,540,456 1,436,553 Non Voted -1,287,007 434,194 -2,406,543 2,074,498 The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:
(i) The changes for Request for Resources 1 are as follows:Take up of End Year Flexibility of £8,516,000 comprising £2,000,000 for Safer Communities Supported Housing Fund, £1, 806,000 for the Rent Service and £4,710,000 for the Planning Inspectorate administration. An increase of £43,658,000 from non-voted provision for Homelessness Strategies (£9,000,000), Bed and Breakfast (16,100,000), Priority Needs Orders (£10,000,000), Housing research and publicity (£150,000), Regeneration publicity (£350,000) and Rough Sleepers (£8,058,000). Take up from the Capital Modernisation Fund of £15,000 for the New Ventures Fund. A technical adjustment of £1,000,000 to correct the treatment of an Ordnance Survey interest payment. A net decrease of £15,919,000 arising from the following inter-departmental transfers: a reduction of £13,683,000 due to the reclassification of pneumoconiosis compensation payments to a provision and which has subsequently transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions, £2,066,000 to the Home Office for grants to the voluntary sector, £2,000,000 to the Home Office for Crime Reduction, £100,000 to the Department for Education and Skills for Community Champions, £300,000 from the Home Office for New Ventures Fund, £130,000 from the Home Office for Special Grants Programme and £1,500,000 from the Home Office for neighbourhood wardens. Take up from Invest To Save Budget of £597,000 for Ordnance Survey (£165,000) and Fire Service Projects (£432,000).
(ii) The changes for Request for Resources 2 are as follows:Machinery of Government change of £1,726,236,000 to the Department for Transport.
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(iii) The changes for Request for Resources 4 are as follows:A net decrease of £295,618,000 arising from machinery of government transfers to Department for Transport (£108,842,000), to the Department for Work and Pensions (£193,174,000), from the Home Office (£2,162,000), and from the Cabinet Office (£4,236,000). An increase of £107,925,000 arising from other interdepartmental transfers from the Cabinet office (£98,630,000), the Home Office (£6,104,000), the Department for Education and Skills (£2,539,000) and from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (£652,000). A transfer of £4,000 from Requests for Resource 3 to meet costs of providing administration services.
(iv) Provision within the non-Voted resource element of the DTLR Main Programmes Departmental Expenditure Limit will be decreased by £1,287,007,000 to reflect machinery of government transfer to Department for Transport (£1,243,279,000), a machinery of government transfer to the Department for Work and Pensions (£70,000) and a transfer to voted provision on Request for Resources 1 (£43,658,000).(v) As a result of the changes to Requests for Resources 1,2 and 4 the ODPM administration provision has been decreased by £364,510,000 from £707,882,000 to £343,372,000.The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from:
(vi) The changes for Request for Resources 1 are as follows:Take up of End Year Flexibility of £25,926,000 comprising £11,809,000 for Safer Communities supported Housing Fund, £14,000,000 for Starter Homes Initiative and £117,000 for The Rent Service Invest to Save Budget. A technical adjustment of £1,121,000 for Ordnance Survey loan repayment. An increase following a transfer from Department for Transport of £30,000,000 arising from the repayment of a loan. Take up from the Capital Modernisation Fund of £74, 055,000 for The Rent Service (£1,500,000), New Dimension (£43,000,000), Choice Based lettings (£3,355,000 including take up of End Year Flexibility of £2,355,000), Housing Market Renewal Fund (£25,000,000) and Public Space Improvement (£1,200,000). Take up from Invest to Save Budget of £65,000 for Ordnance Survey (£15,000) and Fire Service Projects (£50,000). A transfer of £14,629,000 from non-voted resources for Private Sector Housing Renewal (£8,000,000), Housing Defect grants (£1,629,000) and Coalfields Regeneration Trust (£5,000,000).
(vii) The changes for Request for Resources 2 are as follows:Machinery of Government change of £2,653,199,000 to the Department for Transport.(viii) The changes for Request for Resources 4 are as follows:
A decrease of £33,666,000 arising from machinery of government transfers to the Department for Transport (£23,101,000), and to the Department of Work and Pensions (£10,565,000). An increase of £613,000 arising from a further interdepartmental transfer from the Cabinet Office.
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(ix) Provision within the non-Voted capital element of the DTLR Main Programmes Departmental Expenditure Limit will be decreased by £2,406,543,000 in respect of a Machinery of Government transfer to Department for Transport (£2,391,914,000) and a transfer to voted provision on Request for Resources 1 (£14,629,000).(b) the DTLR Local Government DEL will be increased by £35, 136,000 from £37,649,827,000 to £37, 684,963,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
Resources Change New DEL Capital Change New DEL Total DEL +27,967 37,403,935 +7,169 281,028 Of which Voted +25,767 37,311,082 +7169 273,028 Non Voted +2,200 92,853 0 8,000 The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:
(i) The changes for Request for Resources 3 are as follows:Take up of End Year Flexibility of £23,792,000: VOA rating services (£1,200,000), Best Value Inspectorate (£2,958,000), Local Government research (£600,000), PFI Special Grants (£5,400,000), support for local authorities (Bellwin) (£1,500,000), Local Government On-Line Resource (1,732,000), and take up from the Invest to Save Budget (£10,402,000). £2,000,000 from the DEL Reserve for Special Grants for Foot and Mouth Disease NNDR concessions. A decrease of £21,000 arising from machinery of government changes transfer to the Lord Chancellor's Department and £4,000 transfer to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Request for Resources 4 in respect of costs of providing administration services.
(ii) Provision within the non-Voted resource element of the Local Government DEL will increase by £2,200,000 to reflect the take up of End Year Flexibility for the Standards Board for England.The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from:
(iii) The changes for Request for Resources 3 are as follows:Take up of End Year Flexibility of £4,240,000 for Local Government On-Line. Take up from the Invest to Save Budget End Year Flexibility of £2,929,000.
The increases will be offset by inter-departmental transfers or charged to the DEL Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.