§ Barbara FollettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to change Customs and Excise(a) departmental expenditure limit and (b) administration costs limits for 2001–02. [19624]
§ Mr. BoatengSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the HM Customs and Excise DEL will be increased by £79,505,000 from £1,049,066,000 to £1,128,571,000 and the administration costs limits will be increased by £25,889,000 from £924,894,000 to £950,783,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is as set out in the table.
£ Resources Change 47,520,000 New DEL 1,038,559,000 Of which: Voted 1,033,559,000 Non-voted 5,000,000 Capital Change 31,985,000 New DEL 90,012,000 Of which: Voted 89,012,000 Non-voted 1,000,000 The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from: the take-up of end-year flexibility entitlement of £24,208,000 on administration costs and £5,131,000 on programme expenditure as set out in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (CM 5243); a switch from capital EYF of £16,000,000 into programme expenditure; additional resources of £100,000 under round 3 of the Invest to Save Budget on administration costs; and additional SR2000 resources of £1,714,000 on administration costs and £500,000 on programme expenditure for tackling organised crime. These increases are partially offset by decreases in administration costs of: £69,000 to the Cabinet Office for fast stream recruitment operations; and £64,000 to DEFRA in respect of the Whisky Export Refund Scheme. The total administration costs change is £25,889,000.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from: the take-up of end-year flexibility of £30,000,000; and additional funding of £1,985,000 in respect of round 3 of the Capital Modernisation Fund.
1009WThe increases will be offset by transfers or charged to the DEL Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.
§ Mrs. LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to amend the Inland Revenue(a) departmental expenditure limit and (b) administration costs limit for 2001–02. [19622]
§ Dawn PrimaroloSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Inland Revenue departmental expenditure limit will be increased by £83,602,000 from £2,473,375,000 to £2,556,977,000 and the administration costs limit will be increased by £26,356,000 from £2,410,165,000 to £2,436,521,000. The net administration costs limit is increased by £1,919,000 from-£7,973,000 to-£6,054,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is set out in table:
£ Resources Change 28,018 New DEL 2,390,416 Of which: Voted 2,021,370 Non-voted 369,046 Capital Change 55,584 New DEL 166,561 Of which: Voted 166,561 Non-voted 0 The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from the draw down of £23,338,000 administration costs EYF and the transfer of £4,679,000 from DWP.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from the draw down of capital EYF and non-discretionary EYF as set out in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (CM 5243).
§ Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to amend the Office for National Statistics(a) departmental expenditure limit and (b) administration costs limit for 2001–02. [19626]
§ Ruth KellySubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Office for National Statistics DEL will be increased by £11,446,000 from £186,075,000 to £197,350,000 and the administration costs limits will be increased by £5,346,000 from £179,285,000 to £184,631,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is as set out in the following table.
Resources Capital Change 5,346,000 6,100,000 New DEL 185,430,000 11,920,000 Of which: Voted 184,630,000 11,920,000 Non-voted 800,000 0 The increase in the resource element of the DEL arises from the take up of end-year flexibility entitlement as set out in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 5243) and will be used to fund census-related and 1010W other expenditure commitments. In addition, £6,000,000 will be drawn from the Departmental Unallocated Provision to meet similar spending pressures.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from the take-up of funds from a Capital Modernisation Fund award of £6,100,000 for development of a statistics service to improve neighbourhood renewal. The increase will be offset by transfers or charged to the DEL Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.
§ Mrs. LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to change HM Treasury's(a) departmental expenditure limits and (b) administration costs limits for 2001–02. [19623]
§ Ruth KellySubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, HM Treasury's DEL will be increased by £35,267,000 from £209,578,000 to £244,845,000 and the administration costs limits will be increased by £9,678,000 from £97,011,000 to £106,689,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is as set out in the following table.
Resources Capital Change 25,940 9,327 New DEL 229,768 15,077 Of which: Voted 200,397 14,777 Non-voted 29,371 300 The change in the resource element of the DEL for RfR1 arises from the take-up of administration costs EYF (£1,640,000) and programme costs EYF (£3,662,000), to meet the additional costs of the Treasury's planned programme of work involving additional expenditure in policy areas, including those dealing with better public services, Whole of Government Accounts and productivity, the Equitable Life Inquiry, and Debt Management Office's initiatives to improve their management of risk and further professionalise their operations; to draw down the administration costs sums allocated from the Civil Service Modernisation Fund (£570,000) for early retirement costs and an interchange project, and from the Capital Modernisation Fund (05,000) in respect of the Evidence Based Policy Fund projects; and a transfer of administration costs to the Cabinet Office in respect of Fast Stream recruitment operations (£282,000). The change in the capital element of the DEL for RfR1 arises from the reclassification of programme expenditure EYF to capital provision (£9,404,000), for the new service relating to the indemnity and insurance cover HMT has offered to aviation companies in the wake of WTC of 11 September, by way of a loan note with Troika Insurance Company Ltd., and for additional IT and communications equipment. There are also additional non-operating appropriations in aid in respect of higher than expected capital receipts (£77,000).
The change in the resource element of the DEL for RfR2 arises from the take-up of programme costs EYF (£2,000,000), to meet the increased demand for UK coins.
The change in the resource element of the DEL for RfR3 arises from the take-up of administration costs EYF (0,172,000) and programme costs EYF (£10,000,000), to meet the costs of e-commerce pilot schemes and to fund the disposal of surplus civil estate properties; the 1011W reclassification of programme costs EYF to administration costs for the costs associated with the OGC pay remit and VER scheme (£2,848,000); to draw down the administration costs sums allocated from the Civil Service Modernisation Fund (£325,000) for the promoting professional qualifications project; and a transfer of programme expenditure to the National Care Standards Commission in respect of the leasehold of Avonbridge House (£50,000).
The increases will be offset by transfers or charged to the DEL Reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.