Wednesday 12th February 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

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David Jones Portrait The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr David Jones)
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Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Welsh Government’s departmental expenditure limit (DEL) net of ring-fenced depreciation and impairments will be increased by £105,082,000 from £15,009,464,000 to £15,114,546,000.

The following changes have been made to the Welsh Government’s departmental expenditure limit:

Devolved Administration Budget Exchange addition of £84,181,000 (£71,900,000 resource, £11,081,000 ring-fenced depreciation and £1,200,000 capital);

Addition of £ 1,450,000 in respect of the Coastal Communities Fund (resource);

A claim on the Reserve of £326,450,000 for Student Loans impairments;

Addition of £575,000 following the 2013 Autumn Statement - Capping Rail Fares at RPI (resource);

A budget transfer from the Department for Education of £22,123,000 for Teacher Training (£168,000 resource, £21,955,000 capital);

A budget transfer from the Ministry of Justice in respect of the Administrative Justice Tribunal Council of £42,000 (resource); and

A budget transfer from DCMS in respect of Broadband UK of £7,792,000 (capital).

Within the total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) changes, the impact is set out in the following tables:

£m Nominal

Main Estimate

Changes

Supplementary Estimate

Resource DEL (RDEL)

14,188

411

14,599

Of which:

RDEL excluding depreciation

13,705

74

13,779

Depreciation ring-fence in RDEL

389

11

400

Student loans ring-fence in RDEL

94

326

420

Capital DEL

1,304

31

1,335



Changes to Welsh Government Control Total for 2013-14 since 2010 Spending Review

RDEL

Ring-fenced Depreciation

Ring-fenced Student Loans

Capital DEL

£m

£m

£m

£m

2010 Spending Review

13,482.703

388.726

93.615

1,064.300

Autumn Statement 2011:Barnett Consequentials

1.876

0.000

0.000

81.030

Autumn Statement 2012: Barnet Consequentials

16.651

0.000

0.000

92.275

Budget 2011: Barnett Consequentials

4.161

0.000

0.000

0.000

Budget 2012: Barnett Consequentials

-0.185

0.000

0.000

3.283

Budget 2013: Barnett Consequentials

-26.000

0.000

0.000

63.216

Budget Cover Transfer from DWP (Social Fund)

12.363

0.000

0.000

0.000

Budget Cover Transfer to Dept Health

-0.609

0.000

0.000

0.000

Budget cover transfers

-0.986

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEL reduction for VAT REFUNDS (Natural Resources Wales)

-1.232

0.000

0.000

0.000

Firefighters pensions

-0.328

0.000

0.000

0.000

Machinery of Gov’t change: Animal Health

16.834

0.000

0.000

0.000

Machinero of Gov’t change: council Tax Benefit

222.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Reinstate TIF Consequentials

1.152

0.000

0.000

0.000

Reversal of Autumn Statement 2012 Business Rates Barnett Consequentials

-23.040

0.000

0.000

0.000

Opening Position for 2013-14 Estimate

13,705.360

388.726

93.615

1,304.104

Budget Exchange

71.900

11.081

0.000

1.200

Coastal Communities Fund

1.450

0.000

0.000

0.000

Reverse Claim: Student Loans

0.000

0.000

326.540

0.000

Autumn Statement 2013: Barnett Consequentials

0.575

0.000

0.000

0.000

Budget Transfer from DFE: Teacher Training

0.168

0.000

0.000

21.955

Budget Transfer from MOJ: Administrative Justice Tribunal Council

0.042

0.000

0.000

0.000

Budget Transfer from DCMS Broadband

0

0

0

7.792

Current Control Totals (Supplementary Estimate 2013-14)

13,779.495

399.807

420.065

1,335.051

Opening Position

Changes

Current Position

Fiscal RDEL

13,705.360

74.135

13,779.4954

Ring-fenced depreciation in RDEL

388.726

11.081

399.807

Ring-fenced student loans in RDEL

93.615

326.450

420.065

Capital DEL

1,304.104

30.947

1,335.051

Total DEL (RDEL including ring-fences + CDEL)

15,491.805

442.613

15,934.418

Total DEL (RDEL excluding depreciation/impairments + CEDL)

15,009.464

105.082

15,114.546



The net effect of these and other changes is to increase the grant payable to the Welsh Consolidated Fund by £293,207,000 from £13,189,448,000 to £13,482,655,000. Full details are set out in the table below.

Reconciliation of Grant Payable to Welsh Consolidated Fund 2013-14

Main Estimate

Changes

Supplementary Estimate

£m

£m

£M

Expenditure Classified as DEL

15,491,805

442,613

15,934,418

Expenditure Classified as AME

317,132

85,751

402,883

Total Managed Expenditure

15,808,937

528,364

16,337,301

Less:

Non-voted expenditure:

LA Credit Approvals

88,800

0

88,800

Other non-voted

6,078

0

6,078

Resource Ring-fenced Cash

482,341

327,603

809,944

AME non-cash

102,146

78,157

180,303

Total non-voted TME

679,365

405,760

1,085,125

Total voted TME

15,129,572

122,604

15,252,176

Voted receipts

Contributions from the National Insurance Fund

-996,549

48,853

-947,696

NDR Receipts

-944,000

-76,000

-1,020,000

Total

-1,940,549

-27,247

-1,967,696

Timing Adjustments

Increase/Decrease in Debtors and Creditors

325

197,750

198,075

Use of Provisions

100

0

100

Total Grant to Welsh Consolidated Fund

13,189,448

293,207

13,482,655