Departmental Expenditure Limits

Lord Maude of Horsham Excerpts

Tuesday 23rd November 2010 Written Statements

[The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude)]

Subject to parliamentary approval of the winter supplementary estimate 2010-11, the Cabinet Office total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £229,588,000 from £329,499,000 to £559,087,000.

The impact on resources and capital is set out in the following table:

£’000Main Estimate DELChangesWinter Supplementary Estimate New DELVoted Non-voted Total Voted Non-voted Total Voted Non-Voted Total Resource DEL 259,942 49,196 309,138 +105,452 +100,985 +206,437 365,394 150,181 515,575 Of which: Administration Budget 171,459 10,400 181,859 +53,858 - +53,858 225,317 10,400 235,717 Capital DEL 245,887 2,000 47,887 +23,250 - +23,250 69,137 2,000 71,137 Depreciation 1 -27,526 - -27,526 -99 - -99 -27,625 - -27,625 Total DEL 278,303 51,196 329,499 +128,603 +100,985 +229,588 406,906 152,181 559,087 AME 1 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.2 Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets.