§ Mr. BaileyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to change his(a) Department's expenditure limit and (b) administration costs limits for 2001–02. [19752]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office's departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be decreased by £3,206,000 from £1,365,910,000 to £1,362,704,000 and the administration costs limit will be decreased by £960,000 from £635,558,000 to £634,598,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the table.
£000 Resources Change -2,416 New DEL 1,236,138 Of which: Voted 1,067,237 Non-voted 168,901 Capital Change -790 New DEL 126,566 Of which: Voted 103,066 Non-voted 23,500 The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:
- 1. A reduction of £960,000 in the FCO's administration cost limit as a result of a PES (public expenditure survey) transfer to the DTI, relating to funding arrangements for British Trade International.
- 2. A PES transfer of £886,000 to the Cabinet Office relating to funding arrangements for the BBC Monitoring Service.
- 3. A PES transfer of £570,000 to DFID to reflect funding arrangements for a refurbishment project.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from a PES transfer of £790,000 to the DTI relating to funding arrangements for British Trade International.
The decreases are offset by inter-departmental transfers and will not impact on the planned total of public expenditure.