HC Deb 26 March 1998 vol 309 cc278-84W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of excess votes for each of the last 10 years, indicating the amount and the Department responsible in each case. [36168]

Mr. Darling

The table shows details of excess Votes in each of the last ten years. Further details on the reasons for the excesses can be found in the Statement of Excesses for each year available in the Library of the House.

Year Class Vote Title Amount (£)
XIV Scotland
13 Teachers' superannuation (Scotland) 1,000.00
XVII Departments of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
7 Inland Revenue: Valuation Office (Executive Agency): contributions in lieu of rates 3,621,378.72
13 Government Actuary's Department 1,000.00
Total 215,096,760.90
1994–95 VII Home Office
2 Prisons, England and Wales 1,000.00
XI National Heritage
8 Office of the National Lottery 1,000.00
XII Department of Health
4 Family health services (part), England 17,620,461.19
XIII Department of Social Security
1 Central government administered social security benefits and other payments 131,048,331.63
Total 148,670,792.82
1993–94 XIII Department ofSocial Security
1 Central government administered social security benefits and other payments 141,339,391.28
XIV Scotland and the Forestry Commission
13 Family health services (part) and NHS Trusts External Financing etc., Scotland 20,660,804.07
XVII Department of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
8 Inland Revenue: Payments in lieu of tax relief 5,222,702.00
Total 167,222,897.35
1992–93 III 3 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Agricultural support and animal health 473,435.86
VIII Department of National Heritage
6 Royal Palaces, Historic Royal Palaces Agency, royal parks, historic buildings, ancient monuments and the national heritage 1,397,968.40
IX Home Office and Charity Commission
3 Home Office administration, immigration and police support services, England and Wales 1,000.00
XIV Department of Social Security
1 Central government administered social security benefits and other payments 353,952,075.30
Total 355,824,479.56
1991–92 I Ministry of Defence
2 Defence procurement 69,008,773.76
4 Defence: works services, etc. 52,813,697.09
5 Defence: ship refitting and repair 4,383,914.66
III Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Intervention Board and Forestry Commission
3 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: agricultural support and animal health 1,214,458.52
IX Home Office (including Charity Commission)
1 Police, Magistrates' Courts, probation and other grants, England and Wales 1,000.00
X Lord Chancellor's and Law Officers' Departments
2 Lord Chancellor's Department: legal aid, etc. 3,719,310.69

Year Class Vote Title Amount (£)
XVII Northern Ireland
1 Northern Ireland
Office administration, law, order, protective and miscellaneous services 1,000.00
Total 131,142,154.72
1990–91 I Ministry of Defence
1 Defence: personnel costs, support and other services 157,869,854.68
4 Defence: works services, etc. 30,152,515.61
5 Defence: ship refitting and repair 8,093,358.58
VI Department of Employment
5 Sale of Skills Training Agency 4,534,415.54
VIII Environment
13 Property Services Agency of the Department of the Environment: PSA Services 15,148,322.01
X Lord Chancellor's and Law Officer's Department
10 Treasury Solicitor's Department: operational costs 48,759.35
XIII Department of Health and the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys
3 Department of Health administration, miscellaneous health services and personal social services, England 1,000.00
XIV Department of Social Security
2 Income support 202,715,222.19
Total 418,563,447.96
1989–90 I Ministry of Defence
1 Defence: personnel costs, support and other services 40,540,547.05
2 Defence: procurement 13,750,823.83
4 Defence: accommodation services, etc. 61,911,791.68
5 Defence: ship refitting and repair 8,825,566.27
IV Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (including Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and Forestry Commission)
2 Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce Administration 1,000.00
V Department of Trade and Industry and Export Credits Guarantee Department
6 Export Credits Guarantee Department: export finance assistance 5,993,308.07
X Department of the Environment—Other environmental services
5 Department of the Environment Administration 1,466,683.05
XI Home Office and the Lord Chancellor's Department
6 Lord Chancellor's Department: legal aid, etc. 13,003,850.26
7 Northern Ireland Court Service: legal aid, etc. 99,660.96
XVI Scotland
1 Agricultural support, Scotland 287,089.84
7 Local transport, water, sewerage and environmental services, Scotland 1,000.00
18 Scottish Record Office 1,000.00
XIX Departments of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
18 Central Statistical Office 1,000.00
XX Other Departments
11 Public Record Office 1,000.00
17 Treasury Solicitor's Department: operational costs 16,800.99
18 Property Services Agency of the Department of the Environment: civil accommodation services and administration, etc. 1,000.00
Total 145,902,122.00

Year Class Vote Title Amount (£)
1988–89 I Ministry of Defence
4 Defence: Accommodation services, etc. 8,999,754.60
VII Department of Employment
7 Department of Employment: training programmes 1,000.00
VIII Department of Transport
6 Sale of shares in British Airways pic 56,461.98
XI Department of the Environment—Housing
2 Miscellaneous housing administration and grants 1,000.00
XI Home Office and legal departments
5 Lord Chancellor's Department: administration of justice: England and Wales 1,000.00
XVI Scotland
12 Police grant, legal aid and criminal injuries compensation, Scotland 89,611.37
16 Students awards, Scotland 1,187,137.87
XX Other Departments
19 Property Services Agency of the Department of the Environment: civil accommodation services and administration, etc. 1,000.00
Total 10,336,965.82
1987–88 I Ministry of Defence
1 Defence: personnel costs, etc. of the armed forces and civilians, stores, supplies and miscellaneous services 16,125,651.13
3 Defence: armed forces retired pay, pensions, etc. 28,908,745.71
V Department of Trade and Industry (including Export Credits Guarantee Department)
7 International trade: export credits services and insurance of investment overseas (Trading operations) 1,000.00
8 Sale of Government shares in Rolls Royce pic 1,000.00
VIII Department of Transport
1 National road, England 1,585,476.10
XV DHSS—Social Security
1 Pensions and disability benefits (non-contributory) 10,381,698.71
XVI Scotland
16 Student awards, Scotland 298,009.29
19 General Register Office for Scotland 72,995.45
Total 57,374,576.39