§ Mark TamiTo ask the Prime Minister what plans there are to change the(a) departmental expenditure limit and (b) administration costs limits for 2001–02 for the security and intelligence agencies. [19751]
§ The Prime MinisterSubject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the departmental expenditure limit (DEL) for the security and intelligence agencies will be increased by £12,764,000 from £879,069,000 to £891,833,000 and the administration cost limit will be increased by £2,424,000904W from £439,530,000 to £441,954,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are set out in the following table:
Of which: Change New DEL Voted Non-voted Resources 10,214,000 779,284,000 779,284,000 — Capital 2,550,000 112,549,000 112,549,000 — The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:
- 1. the take up of serious crime funding allocated to the Home Office at SR2000 of £9,310,000;
- 2. a PES transfer of £650,000 from the Home Office Overseas Drugs-Related Assistance Programme;
- 3. a transfer from DFID's DUP reserve of £100,000;
- 4. a PES transfer of £146,000 to the Cabinet Office for fast stream recruitment;
- 5. the take up of end-year flexibility (EYF) carried forward from 2001–02 of £300,000.
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from £2,250,000 for serious crime funding allocated to the Home Office at SR2000 and the take up of £300,000 of DEL EYF.
The increases will be offset by inter-departmental transfers and the take up of DEL EYF and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.