§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much of the underspent funding for each Northern Ireland department in the year 2003–04 has been transferred to the current year; and in each case for what purpose the provision is being used. [HL566]
§ Baroness AmosFor some categories of expenditure (mainly investment) the sums unspent are automatically reallocated to departments for expenditure in future years. For these categories of expenditure the amount of underspend carried forward from 2003–04 into 2004–05 in respect of each Northern Ireland department is set out in the table below and amounts to £195.4 million. The remaining amounts unspent are incorporated within the total sums available for allocation to departments in future years in accordance with current arrangements for public expenditure planning and control.
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Amount of underspend carried forward from 2003–04 to 2004–05 in respect of each NI Department Department Amount carried into 2004–05Department (£ million) Agriculture & Rural Development 20.4 Culture, Arts & Leisure 2.9 Education 58.5 Employment & Learning 10.3
Amount of underspend carried forward from 2003–04 to 2004–05 in respect of each NI Department Department Amount carried into 2004–05(£ million) Enterprise, Trade & Investment 1.3 Finance & Personnel 12.2 Health, Social Services & Public Safety 53.7 Environment 6.6 Regional Development 10.3 Social Development 19.2 Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister 0.1 Total 195.4