Departmental Expenditure Limit (2010-11)
Monday 14th February 2011
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The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr Owen Paterson)
Subject to parliamentary approval of any supplementary estimate, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) total DEL will increase by £13,685,000 from £34,158,000 to £47,843,000.
Within the total DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is set out in the following table:
£'000 | Voted | Non-Voted | Voted | Non-voted | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resource | 1,743 | 3,625 | 35,917 | 5,327 | 41,244 |
Admin Budget | 1,392 | - | 18,143 | - | 18,143 |
Capital | 8,317 | - | 8,757 | - | 8,757 |
Depreciation | (2,100) | (58) | (2,158) | ||
Total DEL | 10,060 | 3,625 | 42,574 | 5,269 | 47,843 |
The change in resource element of DEL arises from:
A transfer of £1,543,000 from the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of the outstanding machinery of government and other budgetary changes as a result of Stage 2 devolution which were not reflected in the Winter Supplementary Estimate;
A transfer of £200,000 from the Northern Ireland Executive for preparatory costs of the 2011 elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly; and
A claim on the DEL reserve of £3,625,000 for the 2010 General Election.
The change in the capital element of DEL arises from:
A transfer of £8 million from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport relating to the funding for minority language issues as part of Stage 2 devolution; and
A transfer of £317,000 from the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of the remaining machinery of government and other budgetary changes as a result of Stage 2 devolution which were not reflected in the winter supplementary estimate.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any supplementary estimate, the Northern Ireland Executive total DEL will increase increased by £175,339,000 from £10,826,546,000 to £11,001,885,000. Within the total DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is set out in the following table:
Change £000 | New DEL £000 | |
|---|---|---|
Resource DEL | 188,910 | 10,120,615 |
Capital DEL | -13,571 | 1,209,335 |
Resource DEL + Capital DEL | 175,339 | 11,329,950 |
Less Depreciation | - | 328,065 |
Total DEL net of depreciation | 175,339 | 11,001,885 |
The change in the resource DEL arises from:
The take up of DEL End year flexibility of £96,435,000;
A transfer of £56,722 from capital DEL to resource DEL;
Net transfers totalling £1,543,000 to the Northern Ireland Office. These transfers are part of the outstanding budgetary changes arising from stage 2 devolution;
A claim on the DEL reserve of £67,646,000 for Policing and Justice;
A claim on the DEL reserve of £50,000,000 for ring-fenced Student Loans;
A claim on the DEL reserve of £8,200,000 in respect of Barntt consequentials arising from modernisation of DWP;
A reduction of £89,560,000 which represents the NIE share of the £6 billion reductions announced in May 2010;
A transfer of £10,000,from the Department of Energy and Climate Change for the Low Carbon Initiative; and
A transfer of £200,000 to the Northern Ireland Office for preparatory costs of the 2011 elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The change in the capital DEL arises from:
A transfer of £31,112,000 to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for the agreed share of the Launch Investment which is to be paid to Bombardier Inc and Short Brothers PLC for the C Series;
A transfer of £ 105,000,from the Department of Energy and Climate Change for the Low Carbon Initiative;
The take up of DEL End year flexibility of £120,623,000;
A claim on the DEL reserve of £12,900,000 for Policing and Justice;
A reduction of £38,248,000 which represents the NIE share of the £6 billion reductions announced in May 2010;
A reduction of £23,000,000 in respect of the carry forward of capital DEL to 2011-12;
A claim on the DEL reserve of £2,200,000 in respect of Barnett consequentials arising from modernisation of DWP;
A transfer of £56,722 from capital DEL to resource DEL; and
A transfer of £317,000 from the Northern Ireland Executive. This is part of the outstanding budgetary changes arising from stage 2 devolution that were not processed in the winter supplementary estimate.
The effect of the above changes is to increase the grant payable to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund by £683,000,000 to £15,253,000,000.