HC Deb 28 February 2003 vol 400 cc69-70WS
The Secretary of State for Wales (Peter Hain)

The Wales Departmental Expenditure Limit will be increased by £238,626,000 from £9,349,333,000 to £9,587,959,000. The increase is a result of:

  1. (i) the take up of end year flexibility of £245,000,000 for the National Assembly for Wales
  2. (ii) the take up of end year flexibility of £323,000 for the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales in respect of Administration Costs
  3. (iii) the take up of £150,000 for the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales for the North Wales Child Abuse Inquiry
  4. (iv) net transfers from the National Assembly for Wales to Other Government Departments of £6,847,000

These transfers are as follows:

  1. (i) £13,742,000 to the Home Office for Police Funding
  2. (ii) £27,000 from the Home Office for the Confiscated Assets Fund
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  3. (iii) £28,000 to the Department of Health for Post Graduate Training
  4. (iv) £89,000 to the Department of Health for Joint Higher Training Committee
  5. (v) £22,000 from the Department of Health for Prison Health Care
  6. (vi) £60,000 to the Scottish Executive for Out of Area Treatments
  7. (vii) £42,000 from the Northern Ireland Executive for Out of Area Treatments
  8. (viii) £4,342,000 from the Department of Health for Out of Area Treatments
  9. (ix) £172,000 from the Department of Health for High Security Psychiatric Services
  10. (x) £1,819,000 from the Department of Health for Errw Vane Prescribing
  11. (xi) £12,000 from the Department of Health for Dental SIFT
  12. (xii) £10,000 to the Department of Health for the Mental Health Act Commission
  13. (xiii) £280,000 to the Department of Health for the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  14. (xiv) £540,000 from the Department of Health for Accelerated Discharge Measures
  15. (xv) £573,000 from the Department for Education and Skills for Medical and Dental Bursaries
  16. (xvi) £93,000 to the Department for Education and Skills for the International Education Programme
  17. (xvii) £94,000 to the Department for Education and Skills for Students on Dance and Drama schemes

The Wales Office Administration Costs Limit will be increased by £473,000 from £2,830,000 to £3,303,000.

The increase in DEL will be offset by transfers from other Departments, from the Reserve or take up of end-year flexibility and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.

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