Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
(asked on 6th November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising in real terms in each year since 2010-11.
The Department’s spend on temporary agency staff, consultancy and administration for the financial years from 2010/11 to 2014/15 is published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts and is included in the tables below.
(a) Temporary Agency Staff
Temporary Agency Staff (£m) | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Department for Transport (central) | 6.87 | 4.10 | 6.85 | 12.80 | 15.77 |
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 3.70 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 1.22 | 0.98 |
Driving Standards Agency | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.80 |
Highways Agency | 3.76 | 2.45 | 1.01 | 5.83 | 9.82 |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 1.07 |
Vehicle Certification Agency | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.14 |
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency | 1.00 | 1.59 | 2.28 | 3.02 | 5.39 |
Department Total | 16.30 | 9.43 | 13.59 | 23.93 | 33.97 |
(b) Consultancy
Consultancy (£m) | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Department for Transport (central) | 5.54 | 5.57 | 10.30 | 8.12 | 19.25 |
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 0.76 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.12 |
Driving Standards Agency | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.31 |
Highways Agency | 3.87 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.00 |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
Vehicle Certification Agency | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.97 | 0.09 |
Department Total | 10.79 | 6.41 | 11.22 | 10.28 | 19.77 |
The figures for temporary staff and consultancy have been produced based on Cabinet Office definitions for these categories of expenditure. Consultancy is defined as work of an advisory nature designed to inform policy or to assist with strategic decisions and complex legal issues. Temporary Staff category includes expenditure where it is clear that specific individuals are being engaged to work on projects and ‘business as usual’ functions.
Please see (d) Administration for further information
(c) Non-payroll Staff
Most non-payroll expenditure is included as either Temporary Staff or Consultancy answered in parts (a) and (b) above, with the exception of:-
Non-Payroll Staff (£M) | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) | 1.68 | 1.76 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 3.04 |
VCA figures include overseas contractors and locally employed staff. There was a large increase 2013/14 to 2014/15 as they took over a Turkish contract.
(d) Administration
Administration costs reflect the costs of running the Department, including staff, accommodation, IT costs, and operating lease rentals. The administration budget figures below are substantially lower than the 2009-10 figure of £297m.
Department for Transport Spend Category (£m) | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Total Administration Budget | 276.26 | 216.74 | 242.93 | 240.08 | 271.38 |
To ensure that the Department was resourced to deliver its agenda, particularly around letting and managing rail franchise contracts following the Laidlaw and Brown reviews, HM Treasury agreed to switch £25m from DfT’s Programme to Administration budgets, increasing the Department’s 2014-15 Administration budget to £275m, plus £13m for depreciation.
The increases in (a) temporary staff and (b) consultancy spend was covered in this switch.
Notes:
1. Government Car & Despatch Agency disbanded during 2012/13 following which the work has been undertaken within the Department. The Administration therefore falls under Central Administration section from
2013/14 onwards.
2. General Lighthouse Authorities consolidated into the Department’s accounts for 2013/14 and beyond.
(e) Marketing and Advertising
Spend on marketing, including marketing related advertising, by the Department and its Executive Agencies for the financial years 2012/13 to 2014/15 is set out in the table below.
Marketing spend in 2014/15 is 83% less than the £48.4 million recorded for 2009/10.
Marketing related expenditure (£m) | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Department for Transport (central) | 3.47 | 4.79 | 5.96 |
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 0.56 | Nil | Nil |
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency1 | - | - | 0.23 |
Driving Standards Agency1 | 0.04 | 0.03 | - |
Government Car and Despatch Agency2 | Nil | - | - |
Highways Agency | 0.46 | 0.43 | 1.91 |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.21 |
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency1 | 0.06 | 0.06 | - |
Vehicle Certification Agency | 0.04 | N/A | 0.05 |
Department Total | 4.80 | 5.47 | 8.36 |
Notes:
1. The Driving Standards Agency and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency became the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in April 2014.
2. The Government Car and Despatch Agency ceased on 30 September 2012.
Most of the additional spend in 2014/15 compared to the previous year is attributable to the THINK! Drug Drive campaign in March 2015 supporting the implementation of new enforcement regulations and the Highways Agency public information campaign on the implementation of new traffic management and payment methods at the Dartford Crossing.
Figures for 2010/11 and 2011/12 were not prepared and could be compiled now only at disproportionate cost.