The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague)
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Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £75,228,000 from the £2,223,026,000 in the winter supplementary estimate to £2,298,254,000. The administration budget will be increased by £6,059,000 from the £484,698,000 in the winter supplementary estimate to £490,757,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
Change £’000New DEL £’000 | Voted | Non-Voted | Voted | Non-Voted | Total |
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Resource | 97,069 | -15,000 | 2,221,450 | 14,000 | 2,235,450 |
Of which: | | | | | |
Administration budget | 21.059 | -15,000 | 489,127 | 1,630 | 490,757 |
Capital* | -841 | - | 167,854 | - | 167,854 |
Depreciation** | -6,000 | - | -105,050 | - | -105,050 |
Total | 90,228 | -15,000 | 2,284,254 | 14,000 | 2,298,254 |
*Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in Estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets. **Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting. | | | | | |
Voted and non-voted Resource DEL has increased from £2,153,381,000 in the Winter Supplementary Estimate to £2,235,450,000. The administration and programme elements of this net increase are set out below:
Request for Resources 1AdministrationI. Take up of £6,000,000 Administration EYF in respect of Non-Cash Depreciation.
II. Transfer of £59,000 Administration from the Department for International Development in respect of a refund for the Stabilisation Unit.
III. Take up of £15,000,000 Departmental Unallocated Provision from non-voted DEL.
Total voted administration changes amounting to £21,059,000 result in a voted Resource increase on the Winter Supplementary from £468,068,000 to £489,127,000.
IV. A reduction in non-voted Administration of £15,000,000 due to take-up of Departmental Unallocated Provision.
Total non-voted administration decreases amounting to £15,000,000 result in a non-voted Resource DEL decrease on the Winter Supplementary from £16,630,000 to £1,630,000.
ProgrammeI. A claim on the Reserve of £30,000,000 Programme costs in respect of Consular Premiums.
II. A claim on the Reserve of £43,000,000 current grants in respect the International Subscriptions cost sharing agreement.
III. A transfer of £200,000 current grants from the FCO to the Ministry of Justice in respect of the costs associated with victims of overseas terrorism.
IV. A transfer of £200,000 Programme from the Department for International Development in respect of UK-India Collaboration on Energy Efficiency and Trading.
Request for Resources 2ProgrammeI. A claim on the Reserve of £556,000 for take-up of the balance of the Peacekeeping fund.
II. A transfer of £1,400,000 from the Department for International Development to the FCO in respect of Conflict Prevention.
III. A transfer of £1,000,000 from the Department for International Development to the FCO in respect of the Conflict Pool.
IV. A transfer of £108,000 from the Department for International Development to the FCO in respect of Conflict Prevention Activity.
V. Transfer of £54,000 to the Security Intelligence Agencies for expansion and capability.
Total voted administration and programme changes amounting to £97,069,000 result in a voted Resource DEL increase on the Winter Supplementary from £2,124,381,000 to £2,221,450,000.
Total non-voted administration and programme decreases amounting to £15,000,000 result in a non-voted Resource DEL decrease on the Winter Supplementary from £29,000,000 to £14,000,000.
CapitalI. A transfer of £841,000 capital from the FCO to the Identity and Passport Office in respect of a contribution towards the Online Passport Application System.
Total voted Capital DEL has decreased by £841,000 from £168,695,000 in the Winter Supplementary to £167,854,000. We have no non-voted Capital DEL.
The sum of all these changes to our Resource and Capital DEL minus depreciation is to make our Total voted and non-voted DEL £2,298,254,000.