Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2009
The use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010 is authorised to the amount of £281,855,500,000
The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010 the sum of £291,596,314,000.
All the amounts and sums authorised by this Act and the other Act mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010, totalling, as is shown in the said Schedule, £484,281,696,000 in amounts of resources authorised for use and £486,035,320,000 in sums authorised for issue from the Consolidated Fund, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Acts mentioned in the said Schedule 1, for the services and purposes specified in Schedule 2 to this Act.
Parts 1 to 54, 56 and 57 of Schedule 2 also set out, for the services and purposes specified in those Parts of that Schedule, the limits set for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20) on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid for the year ending with 31 March 2010.
Those limits shall be deemed to have been in force from 18 June 2009.
A direction given after the passing of this Act for authorising the application of resources as appropriations in aid for the year ending with 31 March 2010 —
may, to the extent of any excess proposed in Estimates or in a Statement of Excesses laid before the House of Commons, authorise appropriations in aid in excess of the relevant limit set for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 for that year by this Act or a previous Appropriation Act; but
where the limit so set has not, by 12 August following the giving of the direction, been increased by a subsequent Appropriation Act or has by that date been so increased by less than the excess, shall be deemed to have authorised appropriations in aid only up to that limit or, as the case may be, up to that limit as so increased.
Nothing in Schedule 2 limits the amounts which are or may be made applicable, in accordance with any direction, as appropriations in aid of resources for the service of the House of Commons Administration for any year.
The abstracts of Schedule 1 and of Schedule 2 which are annexed to this Act shall have effect as part of this Act.
The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 are hereby repealed.
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2009.
Resources authorised for use .................... £484,281,696,000 Grants out of the Consolidated Fund .................... £486,035,320,000
Part Net resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non—operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ 2009–10 Part 1. Department for Children, Schools and Families 55,280,731,000 55,333,366,000 63,416,000 0 Part 2. Teachers' Pension Scheme (England & Wales) 10,346,361,000 2,200,492,000 4,855,024,000 0 Part 3. Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills 178,385,000 180,151,000 14,500,000 0 Part 4. Department of Health 82,068,749,000 81,598,486,000 22,846,014,000 601,000,000 Part 5. National Health Service Pension Scheme 12,526,645,000 1,000 8,093,623,000 0 Part 6. Food Standards Agency 134,370,000 132,313,000 69,234,000 0 Part 7. Department for Transport 15,630,092,000 13,258,651,000 839,814,000 26,854,000 Part 8. Office of Rail Regulation 2,000 1,000 33,852,000 0 Part 9. Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills 19,455,878,000 22,056,816,000 8,521,752,000 1,324,226,000 Part 10. Department for Communities and Local Government 38,744,074,000 38,741,496,000 599,505,000 113,000 Part 11. Home Office 10,451,669,000 10,600,665,000 1,321,631,000 0 Part 12. Charity Commission 30,219,000 29,819,000 500,000 0 Part 13. Ministry of Justice 48,278,672,000 48,182,143,000 1,105,741,000 15,900,000 Part 14. Ministry of Justice: Judicial Pensions Scheme 67,036,000 1,000 87,364,000 0 Part 15. United Kingdom Supreme Court 2,040,000 387,000 3,210,000 0 Part 16. Northern Ireland Court Service 127,025,000 115,085,000 24,000,000 0 Part 17. The National Archives 48,730,000 39,079,000 5,205,000 0 Part 18. Crown Prosecution Service 637,995,000 636,453,000 59,000,000 0 Part 19 Serious Fraud Office 38,932,000 40,788,000 50,000 0 Part 20. HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor 13,630,000 15,346,000 92,630,000 0 Part 21. Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office 36,072,000 36,072,000 4,100,000 0 Part 22. Ministry of Defence 39,728,610,000 37,746,164,000 1,286,953,000 305,150,000 Part 23. Armed Forces retired pay, pensions etc 5,700,315,000 1,996,079,000 1,652,208,000 0 Part 24. Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2,108,188,000 2,085,894,000 382,000,000 18,000,000 Part 25. Department for International Development 5,797,123,000 5,595,904,000 10,000,000 20,000,000 Part 26. Department for International Development: Overseas Superannuation 71,414,000 109,995,000 5,000 0 Part 27. Department of Energy and Climate Change 2,878,823,000 3,226,606,000 1,162,757,000 0 Part 28. Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 701,000 10,156,000 49,207,000 50,000 Part 29. Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1,996,271,000 2,547,034,000 2,093,707,000 6,453,500,000 Part 30. UK Trade & Investment 96,383,000 97,003,000 4,706,000 0 Part 31. UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes 263,131,000 155,243,000 34,200,000 0 Part 32. Export Credits Guarantee Department 29,575,000 1,000 190,377,000 0 Part 33. Office of Fair Trading 66,070,000 64,793,000 12,000,000 0 Part 34. Postal Services Commission 1,000 1,000 10,307,000 0 Part 35. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 5,348,997,000 5,236,206,000 1,070,646,000 16,300,000 Part 36. Water Services Regulation Authority 60,000 1,135,000 18,899,000 0 Part 37. Department for Culture, Media and Sport 4,927,199,000 4,917,820,000 863,526,000 5,350,000 Part 38. Department for Work and Pensions 78,797,996,000 79,129,373,000 2,953,021,000 1,394,000 Part 39. Government Equalities Office 85,805,000 85,804,000 29,000 0 Part 40. Northern Ireland Office 13,469,372,000 13,501,688,000 15,872,000 0 Part 41. HM Treasury 1,883,647,000 35,248,862,000 19,376,000 0 Part 42. HM Revenue and Customs 16,451,636,000 16,404,754,000 705,849,000 3,980,000 Part 43. National Savings and Investments 157,107,000 157,388,000 6,096,000 0 Part 44. The Statistics Board 206,246,000 201,246,000 19,344,000 0 Part 45. Government Actuary's Department 588,000 272,000 12,497,000 0 Part 46. Crown Estate Office 2,365,000 2,357,000 0 0 Part 47. Cabinet Office 396,893,000 363,749,000 67,735,000 5,760,000 Part 48. Security and Intelligence Agencies 1,857,861,000 1,834,782,000 68,369,000 60,000 Part 49. Cabinet Office: Civil Superannuation 7,141,000,000 1,456,500,000 3,207,500,000 0 Part 50. National School of Government 395,000 325,000 30,000,000 0 Part 51. Central Office of Information 682,000 666,000 0 0 Part 52. Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England 34,226,000 34,306,000 420,000 0 Part 53. House of Lords 117,341,000 98,068,000 7,458,000 0 Part 54. House of Commons: Members 183,200,000 179,640,000 0 1,000 Part 55. House of Commons: Administration 258,000,000 212,000,000 Not applicable Not applicable Part 56. National Audit Office 103,700,000 112,500,000 21,000,000 0 Part 57. The Electoral Commission 23,468,000 23,395,000 18,000 0 TOTAL .................... 484,281,696,000 486,035,320,000 64,616,247,000 8,797,638,000
Section 3 Part Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund £ £ For the service of the year ending 31 March 2010 — Under Act 2008 (c. 33) 202,426,196,000 194,439,006,000 Under this Act 281,855,500,000 291,596,314,000 TOTAL .................... 484,281,696,000 486,035,320,000
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the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS 79,129,373,000 1,394,000 1. Ensuring the best start for all children and ending child poverty in 20 years 564,811,000 2,611,000 Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; associated central services; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated noncash items. 2. Promote work as the best form of welfare for people of working age, whilst protecting the position of those in greatest need 46,462,940,000 2,211,639,000 Assessment of entitlement to, calculation and payment of social security benefits to people of working age in accordance with the prevailing legislation and regulations; employment and training programmes, and payments of appropriate allowances, to help people back to work; compensation payments to the National Insurance Fund in respect of Statutory Sick and Statutory Maternity Pay; Social Fund loans and grants; temporary subsidies to employers; Grants, Grants in Aid, loans, and other payments through other government departments and to private, public, and voluntary bodies, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies, promoting Department for Work and Pensions objectives; temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd; assistance and advice on employment service and labour market issues to international organisations; research; publicity; subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local authorities for administering the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit; rent rebate; rent allowance; Council Tax Benefit; discretionary housing payments; compensation for dust related diseases; the Health and Safety Executive and Health and Safety Laboratory; Work, Welfare and Equality Client group; payments for education; training and employment projects assisted by the European Union and refunds to the European Union; the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation; international educational, training and employment programmes; measures to promote financial inclusion; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated non-cash items. 3. Combat poverty and promote security and independence in retirement for today's and tomorrow's pensioners 12,449,600,000 391,186,000 Assessment of entitlement to, calculation and payment of, social security benefits to pensioners and to customers abroad in accordance with the prevailing legislation and regulations; Social Fund loans and grants; costs and payments associated with the collapse of private pension schemes; assist people to make plans for their retirement; research into pensions; private pensions industry regulatory work; programmes and new measures to help improve independence and social inclusion for older people; Grants, Grants in Aid, loans, and payments to private, public and voluntary bodies, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies, promoting Department for Work and Pensions objectives; payments made to the BBC in respect of over 75s free TV licence scheme; General Levy payments to the Pensions Regulator in respect of Public Sector Pension Schemes; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated non-cash items. 4. Improve the rights and opportunities for disabled people in a fair and inclusive society 18,588,272,000 32,106,000 Assessment of entitlement to, calculation and payment of, social security benefits to people with disabilities and their carers in accordance with the prevailing legislation and regulations; Grants, Grant in Aid, loans, and other payments to private, public and voluntary bodies, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies, promoting Department for Work and Pensions objectives; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated non-cash items. 5. Corporate contracts and support services 732,373,000 315,479,000 Central services; measures to promote financial inclusion; collecting debt arising from overpayments of benefit and on behalf of other public and private sector bodies; payment of Grants to Local Authorities; administration and other operating costs of Directgov; provision of employee and financial shared services to other public sector bodies; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated noncash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 78,797,996,000 79,129,373,000 2,953,021,000 1,394,000
the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES 55,333,366,000 0 1. To help build a competitive economy and inclusive society by: creating opportunities for everyone to develop their learning; releasing potential in people to make the most of themselves; and achieving excellence in standards of education and levels of skills 53,443,016,000 63,416,000 Loans to voluntary aided schools; provision relating to former grant-maintained schools; the Assisted Places Scheme; music and dance schools; support for the Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth; City Technology Colleges; support for Academies; the school curriculum and its assessment; modernising the teaching profession and other educational services and initiatives; initiatives to write-off student loans to teachers in England and Wales; class size reductions; school and local education authority intervention; specialist schools; excellence in cities and other specific grants to local authorities including those through the Standards Fund; Dedicated Schools Grant; grants in aid to the National College for School Leadership, the Training and Development Agency for Schools, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, the Schools Food Trust, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Partnerships for Schools; support for the Centre for Information Learning Technology; support for Teachers TV; capital grants to schools including those through the Standards Fund; the Youth Service including the Youth Task Force and the Respect Agenda in England and Wales; careers guidance and services including through the Connexions Service including working capital grants and loans for capital purchases; education provision and initiatives, capital grants to music, dance and other schools; payments for education in prisons and other custodial institutions; education maintenance allowances; the provision of training and assessment programmes for young people; initiatives to improve education, training and qualifications arrangements and access to these; payments to the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills to support 14-19 programmes. Set up costs for the Young People’s Learning Agency. Millennium Volunteers; payments to the Home Office to support the Criminal Records Bureau; payments and grants to support personal and children’s social services, and initiatives relating to teenage pregnancy, hospital and community health services; payments to support Children’s Wellbeing; payments to Department for Culture, Media and Sport relating to Free Swimming; payments for implementing the Aiming High programme children’s secure accommodation and family policy; family parenting and law grants; Grants in Aid to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, the Children’s Workforce Development Council and the Children’s Commissioner; payments and grants to support parenting and parenting organisations; children’s workforce and development; grants to support Strengthening Families, Marriages and Relationships; payments for Child Trust Fund top ups, including through the Devolved Administrations; payments to support and develop vetting and barring; payments to the Department for Communities and Local Government to support Area Based Grants; investments and loans to support PFI; payments to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in connection with the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; to local voluntary, community and business support organisations; grant in aid, grants and working capital loans to the General Teaching Council; the Department’s own administration and research and payments for the administration of teachers' pensions; payments for the administration of DIUS provided under a shared service agreement; information and publicity services; departmental restructuring costs; initiatives and programmes supported by the European Union, the Capital Modernisation Fund and with other Government Departments under the Invest to Save Budget; compensation payments to teachers and staff of certain institutions and teachers' medical fees; and associated non-cash items. 2. Promoting the physical, intellectual and social development of babies and young children through Sure Start, Early Years Provision and Childcare 1,837,715,000 0 Promoting the physical, intellectual and social development of babies and young children; childcare initiatives including quality assurance arrangements, children’s centres; the education of under-fives; supporting families and communities; promoting Childrens Wellbeing; evaluating the programme; Grant in Aid to the Children’s Workforce Development Council; the administration of the Sure Start Unit; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 55,280,731,000 55,333,366,000 63,416,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ TEACHERS' PENSION SCHEME (ENGLAND & WALES) 2,200,492,000 0 1. Teachers' pensions 10,346,361,000 4,855,024,000 Superannuation allowances and gratuities, and other related expenditure, in respect of teachers and the widows, widowers, children and dependants of deceased teachers, and for premature retirement compensation payments made to members of the Teachers' Pension Scheme and on behalf of their employers; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 10,346,361,000 2,200,492,000 4,855,024,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND SKILLS 180,151,000 0 1. Serving the interests of children and young people, parents, adult learners, employers and the wider community in England by promoting improvement in the quality of education, skills and young people’s care through independent inspection, regulation and reporting 178,385,000 14,500,000 The registration and inspection of childcare and arrangements for the care and support of children and young people, the inspection of all maintained and some independent schools, further education, all publicly-funded adult education and training and some privately-funded training provision, teacher training and the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service, as well as the comprehensive area assessment of local children’s services provision and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 178,385,000 180,151,000 14,500,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 81,598,486,000 601,000,000 1. Securing health care for those who need it 78,757,815,000 22,780,535,000 Revenue and capital expenditure for strategic health authorities and primary care trusts under their unified budgets, family health services (general ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services); Public Dividend Capital (PDC) to NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts, loans to NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts, education, training, research and development; centrally managed expenditure to and on behalf of the NHS including funding Special Health authorities and other national bodies; grants in aid; forming, investing in or providing loans or guarantees to companies that will provide facilities or services to the NHS; provision of hospital financing for credit guarantee finance pilot projects; payments to local authorities for use in local area agreements; services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government, and Northern Ireland, and associated non-cash items. 2. Securing social care and child protection for those who need it and, at national level, protecting, promoting and improving the nation’s health 3,294,837,000 65,479,000 Revenue and capital administration, including certain expenditure on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions and the National Health Service in England; departmental agencies, centrally funded health and social services (including nondepartmental public bodies and special health authorities some of which are administered on a United Kingdom basis); including other local government services, prison health services, medical, scientific and technical services, services for disabled persons, grants to voluntary organisations and other bodies, information services for health and personal social services; health promotion activities (including those funded through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport); provision of personal social services (including grants to local authorities); payments to local authorities for use in local area agreements; medical treatment given to people from the United Kingdom in the European Economic Area and other countries; welfare food; Home Office inspection of laboratories; grants in aid; payments and subscriptions to international organisations; education and training for all health care professionals (excluding doctors); the Employment Opportunities Fund programme; services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government, Northern Ireland and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, and associated non-cash items. 3. Office of the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts 16,097,000 0 Grant in aid funding for the Office of the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts. TOTAL, 2009–10 82,068,749,000 81,598,486,000 22,846,014,000 601,000,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE PENSION SCHEME 1,000 0 1. National Health Service Pension Scheme 12,526,645,000 8,093,623,000 Pensions, allowances, gratuities, transfers to alternative pension arrangements, refunds of contributions, compensation for early retirement, to or in respect of persons engaged in health services or in other approved employment, and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 12,526,645,000 1,000 8,093,623,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY 132,313,000 0 1. Protecting and promoting public health in relation to food 134,370,000 69,234,000 Administration, inspections, surveillance, managing research and development, education, publicity and publications, funding for non-cash items; funding for Meat Hygiene Service. TOTAL, 2009–10 134,370,000 132,313,000 69,234,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT 13,258,651,000 26,854,000 1. Transport that works for everyone 15,630,092,000 839,814,000 Ports and shipping services; the National Ports Council Pension and Compensation schemes; freight grants; the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; civil and international aviation services including costs relating to type approval testing of electronic screening devices for use in enforcing aviation provisions of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003; support for and loans to National Air Traffic Services; the Highways Agency; payments to private consortia for design, build, finance and operate schemes; grants to local authorities, including the Greater London Authority and Merseyrail; payments to local authorities for the maintenance of de-trunked roads and promotion, publicity and publications in support of the Highways Agency operations; capital grants to Regional Development Agencies for regional infrastructure; the operation of the Dartford River crossing; compensation to private tolled undertakings for the imposition of VAT on tolls; loans and other expenditure relating to Other River Crossings; Bus Service Operator Grant; expenditure in connection with the introduction of concessionary Bus Travel for older and eligible disabled people in England; promoting efficiencies in sustainable distribution; support to nationalised transport industries; cleaner fuels and vehicles and other transport related environment programmes; low carbon transport; Transport Direct; royal travel; transport security; the Commission for Integrated Transport; trans-European network funds; support for other minor transport services; compensation and pension costs relating to pre-DVLC local authority driver and licensing staff; grants and loans and other expenditure relating to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (trading fund); Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Vehicle excise duty collection and enforcement related activities, development and operation of systems associated with licensing; Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (trading fund); Vehicle and Operator services Agency enforcement; Driving Standards Agency (trading fund); Vehicle Certification Agency; Vehicle Certification Agency enforcement; grants to London Underground; PPP Arbiter; the Channel Tunnel Rail Link; payment in support of Crossrail; National Freight Company travel concessions; railway industry and National Freight Company pension funds; the British Transport Police; the Renewable Fuels Agency; payments and financial assistance in respect of railways and railways services under Section 6 of the Railways Act 2005; accident investigation; research, development, statistics, censuses and surveys, safety, accessibility and equalities, publicity, promotion and advice and publications, monitoring, consultancies, selling into wider markets, including export opportunities; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; compensation; support for the construction of venues and infrastructure related to the Olympic games; the administration and operation of the department; payments to the Department for Communities and Local Government in respect of certain central services; the purchase, acquisition, hire, lease and rent of land, buildings, plant, equipment, machinery, vehicles and capital assets; special payments; the central management of, and delivery of services to, the Civil Service and wider public sector; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 15,630,092,000 13,258,651,000 839,814,000 26,854,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ OFFICE OF RAIL REGULATION 1,000 0 1. To create a better railway for passengers and freight, and better value for public funding authorities though independent, fair and effective regulation 2,000 33,852,000 Administration, capital expenditure and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 2,000 1,000 33,852,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES AND SKILLS 22,056,816,000 1,324,226,000 1. To help build a competitive economy by: creating opportunities for everyone to develop their learning and skills and creating excellence in science, research and innovation. 15,871,729,000 8,520,752,000 Further, higher and other education provision and initiatives for young people and adults; research and related initiatives at institutions delivering higher education; training, skills, enterprise, assessment and advice and guidance provision for young people, adults and employers and related initiatives; financial and other support for students and trainees, including grants, allowances, access funds, loans and their repayment, the resource consequences of loans to students, support for students through Local Authorities; the cost of sales of the student loan debt, reimbursement of fees for qualifying European Community students, post graduate awards, mandatory student awards, education maintenance allowances and childcare and transport support; loans and residual costs of the winding up of the Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs); the distribution of residual TEC assets, returned to the Secretary of State under the terms of the TEC licence; investments and loans to support PFI; initiatives and programmes supported by the European Union; international programmes, including payments to the Department for Work and Pensions for the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation and other international programmes; initiatives to support, improve and promote education, training, skills and student and trainee support; payments to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in connection with the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; grants in aid and funding for the Higher Education Funding Council for England; the Learning and Skills Council, Investors in People UK, the Student Loans Company, Office for Fair Access, the Quality Improvement Agency, the Learning and Skills Improvement Service, Sector Skills Development Agency, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, the Technology Strategy Board, innovation and standards, the Design Council and the British Standards Institute; activities of the new funding agencies for young people and adult provision; funding for the Construction Industry Training Board, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and Film Industry Training Board; UK Intellectual Property Office; National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts; National Weights and Measures including the National Measurement Office; UK Accreditation Service; Information and publicity initiatives and services; departmental and others' costs of administering the above, including payments to the Department for Children, Schools and Families; and income relating to the above. Expenditure covers cash, near-cash, capital and non-cash items. Expenditure covers payments, grants and loans to organisations in the public, private and other sectors, including employers, community, voluntary and business support organisations, to individuals and other government departments. Expenditure relates primarily to England, but in some cases includes supporting activities in other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad. 2. Increasing Scientific excellence in the UK and maximising its contribution to society 3,584,149,000 1,000,000 Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal Academy of Engineering; the British Academy; Research Base Initiatives; the Science Research Investment Fund; the Research Capital Investment Fund; promotion of Science in Society; Knowledge Transfer initiatives including the Higher Education Innovation Fund and Public Sector Research Establishments grants; fees payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; Research Council pensions; capital and administration costs of the Research Base Group and Government Office for Science; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 19,455,878,000 22,056,816,000 8,521,752,000 1,324,226,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 38,741,496,000 113,000 1. Improving the quality of life by creating thriving, inclusive and sustainable communities in all regions 12,663,852,000 598,970,000 Housing revenue account subsidy; homelessness, rough sleepers and housing reform; payments to the Homes and Communities Agency; the Tenant Services Authority; mortgage support for homeowners; Housing for an Ageing Society; payments to the Audit Commission for registered social landlord inspections; disabled facilities grant; capacity building and efficiency improvements; home buying and selling; payments to local authorities in respect of Area Based Grant; rent and leasehold services; social housing mobility including choice-based local authority lettings; tenant engagement; housing transfers; regional housing boards advice; the Supporting People programme; capital grants to local authorities for housing; Shanghai Expo 2010; payments to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; payments to the Valuation Office Agency in respect of Right to Buy and fair rent work; deprived neighbourhoods, including the New Deal for Communities programmes; payments to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in respect of free swimming; payments to the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform for Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; Groundwork; initiatives to accelerate the growth areas, including transport schemes and payments to development corporations and other local delivery agencies; Support for the construction of venues and infrastructure related to the Olympic Games; grants and payments for creating and improving parks and public spaces; co-ordinating strategy for dealing with abandoned vehicles; payments that derive from European Structural Funds Regulations; exchange rate losses and other losses relating to European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) projects; coalfields regeneration; planning; the Planning Inspectorate; Fire and Rescue services, including the grants paid to Chief Fire Officers' Association and measures to deal with the aftermath of terrorism; purchase of fire radio systems; payments and loans to the Fire Service College (trading fund); payments for provision of services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the fire service; Emergency Fire Service Closure costs; fire service pensions; fire service dispute(s); payments to Firebuy; work on improving race, gender and faith equalities; payments to the Community Development Foundation; Community Cohesion; Community empowerment; mapping data and services; Ordnance Survey trading fund; regional assemblies, payments for the Mersey Basin Campaign; special grants paid under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003; minor grants and payments in support of housing, planning, regeneration, liveability, urban design, building regulation, research, development, surveys; monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; initiatives to tackle areas of low demand housing; publicity, promotion and publications; communications; Special Grants Programme support to voluntary bodies; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; the residual functions of Property Services Agency (PSA); payments and loans in connection with the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre trading fund; the administration and operation of the department including the Government Offices; the purchase, acquisition, hire, lease and rent of land, buildings, plant, equipment, machinery, vehicles and capital assets; housing statistics, special payments; and associated non-cash items. 2. Providing for effective devolved decision making within a national framework 26,080,222,000 535,000 Payments to the Valuation Office Agency for rating and valuation services; payments to the Audit Commission for Best Value inspections; revenue support grant and redistributed non-domestic rates to receiving authorities in England; repayments of excess contributions made by local authorities in respect of non-domestic rates in 2008-09 and previous years; preparation for the Greater London Authority and related bodies; Greater London Authority (GLA) general grant and pension payments; intervention action and capacity building in local authorities; local Public Service Agreement (PSA) performance fund payments; grants paid under section 31 and 36 of the Local Government Act 2003; emergency financial assistance to local authorities; payments to bodies specified by the Secretary of State under section 78 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, as amended; mapping and other costs associated with local government reviews and revisions to administrative and electoral boundaries following Parish and Electoral Commission reviews; grant in aid to the Standards Board for England; the Valuation Tribunal Service and to the Commission for Local Administration in England; payments in respect of the capital element of contracts let under the private finance initiative; research, development, surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; publicity, promotion and publications; special payments; subscriptions to the Commonwealth Local Government forum and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 38,744,074,000 38,741,496,000 599,505,000 113,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ HOME OFFICE 10,600,665,000 0 1. Working together to protect the public 10,451,669,000 1,321,631,000 Police; set-up costs, loans and investments in the Forensic Science Service; registration of forensic practitioners; emergency planning; the prevention and treatment of drug abuse; crime reduction and prevention; regulation of the private security industry; criminal justice planning system and other services related to crime; identity cards; identity management; counter-terrorism and intelligence; control of immigration and nationality; passports; work permits; support for asylum seekers, refugees (including the provision of loans) and VCS refugee organisations; firearms compensation and related matters; claims by local authorities for the Kosovan evacuees special grant; support to local authorities, including Area Based Grants; payments to other Government departments; payments of grant and grant-in-aid to organisations promoting Home Office objectives, (including Non-Departmental Public Bodies); the administration and operation of the department; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 10,451,669,000 10,600,665,000 1,321,631,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ CHARITY COMMISSION 29,819,000 0 1. Giving the public confidence in the integrity of charity 30,219,000 500,000 Administration, capital expenditure and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 30,219,000 29,819,000 500,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ MINISTRY OF JUSTICE 48,182,143,000 15,900,000 1. To promote the development of a modern, fair, cost effective and efficient system of justice for all 9,180,413,000 1,104,132,000 HQ and associated offices; administration of the Judicial Pension Scheme; administration of the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Judicial Appointments Commission; costs of running the Office for Judicial Complaints and the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman; costs of running the offices of the Legal Services Ombudsman and the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner; costs of operating the Legal Services Board and the associated Levy; costs associated with the implementation of the Office of Legal Complaints. HM Courts Service, including the Court of Protection, as formed under the Courts Act 2003 and associated activities including fine income, netting off and asset recovery incentive scheme; receipts under the victims surcharge, pre-1990 loan charges debt payments, Justices Clerks' Societies; Proportionate Dispute Resolution project; Wider Markets Initiatives; Section 31 grants to Local Authorities; the Office of the Public Guardian. The establishment and operation of the Supreme Court as formed under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. Offices of Court Funds, Official Solicitor and Public Trustee; Legal Aid paid through the Criminal Defence Service and Community Legal Service; administration for the Legal Services Commission. Payment of Grant and grant in aid to organisations promoting Ministry of Justice objectives including NDPBs; administration of central government Tribunals via the Tribunals Service (including Asylum); costs paid from central funds; the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; costs in relation to constitutional offices; Privy Council office; re-imbursement of Lord Lieutenants' expenses; costs in relation to judicial training and the Judicial Offices for England & Wales. Democracy and constitution, human rights workshops and surveys; promotion of information rights, electoral policy, boundaries and administration, including costs in relation to the policy on the conduct of all national and European elections and referenda in the UK and local elections, referenda in England & Wales (except certain referenda in Wales), payments in relation to the Electoral Administration Act 2006; establishment and maintenance of the Coordinated On-Line Record of Electors (CORE); funding of electoral pilot schemes; policy on the financing and regulation of political parties; citizen and youth engagement. Parliamentary Boundary Commissions for England & Wales; research into constitution settlement/devolution, costs associated with the 'Governance of Britain' programme of constitutional renewal; conduct of MOJ’s European and International business in the justice and home affairs field and the management of the UK’s relationship with the Crown Dependencies. Contribution from the Treasury in respect of UK payments to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Judicial Exchange programmes; sponsorship of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and bilateral training projects in China; constitutional education programmes within schools. Policy on coroner and cremation services; support to Local Authorities for additional coroner work, payments in relation to the royal inquest, applications for exhumations, cremated repatriated remains and the closing of burial grounds, other legal services; joint initiatives in the Criminal Justice System. Criminal Policy and Programmes including offender management programmes and the National Probation Service, costs of running Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons, costs of running Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, funding for the Prisons & Probation Services Ombudsman. The Prevention and treatment of drug abuse; crime reduction and prevention; Criminal Injuries Compensation, Criminal Cases Review Commission, counter terrorism and intelligence. Payments to local authorities in respect of local area agreements, secure accommodation placements, Prisons, Prison Service College, the Parole Board, Youth Justice Board, grants to 'Prisoners abroad', welfare to work schemes, payments to other government departments and associated non-cash items. 2.Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland within the UK Government 26,313,658,000 1,600,000 Administration; the Boundary Commission for Scotland; payments of a grant to the Scottish Consolidated Fund; and associated non-cash items. 3. To support the Secretary of State in discharging his role of representing Wales in the UK Government, representing the UK Government in Wales and ensuring the smooth working of the devolution settlement in Wales 12,784,601,000 9,000 Administration; Lord Lieutenants' expenditure; payments of a grant to the Welsh Consolidated Fund; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 48,278,672,000 48,182,143,000 1,105,741,000 15,900,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: JUDICIAL PENSIONS SCHEME 1,000 0 1. Judicial Pensions Scheme 67,036,000 87,364,000 Pensions etc, in respect of members of Judicial Pensions Scheme, and for other related services. TOTAL, 2009–10 67,036,000 1,000 87,364,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ UNITED KINGDOM SUPREME COURT 387,000 0 1. To support the efficient and effective administration of the UK Supreme Court and the provision of appropriate support to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. 2,040,000 3,210,000 Operation of the UK Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and Judicial Exchange programme; education and outreach activity on the United Kingdom Supreme Court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the United Kingdom’s legal and constitutional systems. Cost of running Selection Commissions for the appointment of Justices and maintenance of links with Other Supreme Courts. TOTAL, 2009–10 2,040,000 387,000 3,210,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ NORTHERN IRELAND COURT SERVICE 115,085,000 0 1.Supporting the effective and efficient administration of justice in Northern Ireland 127,025,000 24,000,000 Operation of the courts; Pensions Appeal Tribunal; Office of the Social Security and Child Support Commissioners; the Traffic Penalty Tribunal; the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal; Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel Northern Ireland; policy and legislation; accommodation services; grants to sundry bodies and associated noncash items; grant of funding for the provision of publicly funded legal services; grant in aid to support the administration of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission; grant in aid to support the administration of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission; Tribunal Reform; and associated non-cash costs. TOTAL, 2009–10 127,025,000 115,085,000 24,000,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 39,079,000 0 1. Promoting the study of the past in order to inform the present and the future by selecting, preserving and making publicly available public records of historical value and by encouraging high standards of care and public access for archives of historical value outside the public records and leading on UK information management re-use policy, spreading best practice, setting standards and ensuring compliance across the public sector and managing Crown and Parliamentary copyright and delivering cost effective publishing services and advice across government 48,730,000 5,205,000 Payments for expenditure on administration and operational associated non-cash costs. TOTAL, 2009–10 48,730,000 39,079,000 5,205,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE 636,453,000 0 1. To bring offenders to justice, recover proceeds of crime, improve services to victims and witnesses and promote confidence by firm and fair decision making and presentation of cases in court. 637,995,000 59,000,000 Administrative costs, including the hire of private agents; Crown Prosecution Services; the support of voluntary sector organisations working within the Criminal Justice System; in connection with the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 637,995,000 636,453,000 59,000,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE 40,788,000 0 1. Reducing fraud and the cost of fraud and delivering justice and the rule of law 38,932,000 50,000 Administration, investigation, prosecution and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 38,932,000 40,788,000 50,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ HM PROCURATOR GENERAL AND TREASURY SOLICITOR 15,346,000 0 1. Providing comprehensive and competitive legal services to government departments and publicly funded bodies 13,630,000 92,630,000 Expenditure by the HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor’s Department comprising the Treasury Solicitor’s Department Agency, the Attorney General’s Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate on administration, costs and fees for legal and related services, residual matters following the closure of the Government Property Lawyers Agency and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 13,630,000 15,346,000 92,630,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ REVENUE AND CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS OFFICE 36,072,000 0 1. The effective and efficient prosecution of cases in accordance with the code for Crown Prosecutors 36,072,000 4,100,000 Administration and legal costs of prosecuting cases by the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 36,072,000 36,072,000 4,100,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 37,746,164,000 305,150,000 1. Provision of defence capability 35,832,815,000 1,275,294,000 Personnel costs of the Armed Forces and their reserves and cadet forces (including provision for Naval Service to a number not exceeding 42,100; provision for Army Service to a number not exceeding 123,660; provision for Air Force Service to a number not exceeding 46,270; and provision for officers and men in the Reserve Forces not exceeding the numbers specified in respect of each of the Reserve Forces for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14) in House of Commons Paper No. 117 of Session 2008-09) and personnel costs of Defence Ministers and of civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence; movements; charter of ships; logistic services for the Armed Forces; repair, maintenance, stores and supply services; associated capital facilities and works; contractors' redundancy cost; plant and machinery; nuclear warhead and fissile material programme; procurement, including development and production of equipment and weapon systems for the Armed Forces; purchases for sale abroad; research etc by contract; sundry procurement services including those on repayment terms; land and buildings works services; contingent liabilities; services provided by other Government departments; sundry services, subscriptions, grants and other payments including those abroad such as assistance to Foreign and Commonwealth Governments for defence related purposes and UK youth community projects; set-up costs and loans to, and income from, Trading Funds; and other associated non-cash items. 2. Operations and Peace-Keeping 2,872,089,000 11,659,000 The net additional costs for current operations (near cash resource, non-cash resource and capital) in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans; (programme) costs for early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peace-keeping and peace-building activities in other parts of the World; associated strengthening of international regional systems; capacity-building; and the Stabilisation Aid Fund (Iraq and Afghanistan); and associated non-cash costs. 3. War Pensions and Allowances, etc 1,023,706,000 0 Pensions and other payments/allowances for disablement or death arising out of war or service in the Armed Forces after 2 September 1939, awards to surviving members of British groups held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War (Far Eastern Prisoners of War) or their surviving spouse and pensions and other payments in respect of service in the Armed Forces at other times; and other associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 39,728,610,000 37,746,164,000 1,286,953,000 305,150,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ ARMED FORCES RETIRED PAY, PENSIONS ETC 1,996,079,000 0 1. Armed Forces retired pay, pensions etc 5,700,315,000 1,652,208,000 Payment of retired pay, pensions and lump sum benefits and associated non-cash items to persons covered by the scheme. TOTAL, 2009–10 5,700,315,000 1,996,079,000 1,652,208,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 2,085,894,000 18,000,000 1. Promoting internationally the interests of the UK and contributing to a strong world community 1,690,188,000 382,000,000 Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including UK Trade and Investment, on its administration, Wilton Park Executive Agency, hospitality and facilities; international organisations, grants-in-aid to bodies supporting FCO objectives; scholarships, information services and sponsored visits; special payments and assistance programmes to support foreign policy objectives including human rights, good governance, international security and the fight against the illicit drug trade; on grant-in-aid to FCO Services, the BBC World Service for broadcasting and to the British Council; the refund of certain taxes and duties paid by certain Foreign and Commonwealth governments and international organisations; and on associated non-cash items. 2. Conflict prevention 418,000,000 0 Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity. TOTAL, 2009–10 2,108,188,000 2,085,894,000 382,000,000 18,000,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 5,595,904,000 20,000,000 1. Eliminating poverty in poorer countries 5,769,923,000 10,000,000 Development and humanitarian assistance under the International Development Act 2002, including financial and technical assistance to governments, institutions, voluntary agencies and individuals; capital subscriptions and other contributions, including payments under guarantee to multilateral development banks, UN, Commonwealth and other international and regional bodies; emergency, refugee and other relief assistance; grants in lieu of pensions in respect of overseas service; global environment assistance; costs relating to investments in public corporations and shareholdings in private sector companies; payments (under the authority of the European Communities Act 1972) to certain beneficiaries and former beneficiaries of the Gibraltar Social Insurance Fund; administration, related capital expenditure and other administrative costs; and associated non-cash items. 2. Conflict prevention 27,200,000 0 Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; post-conflict reconstruction programmes, including administration and related capital expenditure; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 5,797,123,000 5,595,904,000 10,000,000 20,000,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: OVERSEAS SUPERANNUATION 109,995,000 0 1. Overseas superannuation 71,414,000 5,000 Pension and superannuation payments, grants and compensation payments, etc. in respect of overseas services; pensions for beneficiaries of certain former overseas pensions funds for which the UK assumed responsibility; contributions to pensions funds guaranteed by the UK; refunds of contributions made by overseas governments; war service credit; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 71,414,000 109,995,000 5,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 3,226,606,000 0 1. Supporting the provision of energy that is affordable, secure and sustainable; bringing about a low carbon UK; securing an international agreement on climate change; promoting low carbon technologies at home and in developing countries; managing historic energy liabilities effectively and responsibly 2,878,823,000 1,162,757,000 Support for energy-related activities including regulation, civil emergency planning, environmental remediation and support for new and sustainable energy sources, security and non-proliferation; safety, environment and social impact programmes relating to nuclear sites in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and other countries where future G8 Global Partnership related initiatives may be pursued. Respond to fuel poverty needs; measures to improve energy efficiency, security and environmental practice; promote and support actions to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions; climate modelling and risk assessment. Work towards international agreement on climate change; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations and fulfilment of international treaty obligations. Payments to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform towards the costs of the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency. Efficient discharge of liabilities falling to the Department, including nuclear waste management and decommissioning and for former coal industry employees. Specialist support services, staff management and development; other departmental administration and non-cash costs; exchange risk and other guarantee losses; publicity, promotion, publications, knowledge sharing initiatives and departmental research and development; grant-in-aid and subsidies to support delivery bodies; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; licensing, approvals and certification; inspections and compliance in accordance with EU regulatory requirements. TOTAL, 2009–10 2,878,823,000 3,226,606,000 1,162,757,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS 10,156,000 50,000 1. Protecting consumers by regulating monopolies and promoting competition in the electricity and gas industry, and expenditure in connection with environmental programmes 701,000 49,207,000 Administrative and operational costs, payments to other government organisations, co-operation with international regulators, administration of energy efficiency, offshore transmission and other environmental schemes and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 701,000 10,156,000 49,207,000 50,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM 2,547,034,000 6,453,500,000 1. To help ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world 1,996,271,000 2,093,707,000 Promotion of enterprise, innovation and increased productivity delivered through market solutions designed to meet market imperfections identified within the portfolios of innovation, international trade and investment, regional investment, enterprise for small firms and people & skills; support for business, including support for specific industries, small businesses, regional programmes and programmes to promote research and development, innovation, best practice and sustainable development; promotion of strong, fair and competitive markets at home and abroad including developing fair and effective legal and regulatory frameworks and delivering regulatory reform, measures to combat international bribery and corruption, measures to protect investors, measures to promote the interests of consumers, support for employment relations programmes and measures to promote a skilled and flexible labour market; the efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department, including nuclear waste management and decommissioning and liabilities in respect of former shipbuilding industry employees; provision of a repayable credit facility for Royal Mail; exchange risk and other guarantee losses; subscriptions to international organisations and fulfilment of international treaty obligations; payments to other Government departments and the Devolved Administrations in relation to programmes supporting BERR objectives; support for Government Offices; grants and grants-in-aid to organisations promoting BERR objectives, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies; financial assistance to public corporations and trading funds including Ofcom; managing the Government’s shareholder interest in the portfolio of commercial businesses wholly or partly owned by Government; funding of the Department’s executive agencies; issuing budgets and making payments to Regional Development Agencies, to which other Government departments will contribute by supplying resources which BERR will appropriate in aid; payments to local authorities in respect of Local Area Agreements and New Burdens responsibilities; miscellaneous programmes, including payments in respect of claims for the restitution of property of victims of Nazi persecution, compensation for distant water trawlermen and assistance to redundant steelworkers; Departmental administration costs and a share of the administration costs of UK Trade and Investment; payments towards the expenses of the Office of Manpower Economics; associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 1,996,271,000 2,547,034,000 2,093,707,000 6,453,500,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ UK TRADE & INVESTMENT 97,003,000 4,706,000 1. To enhance the competitiveness of companies in the UK through overseas trade and investments; and attract a continuing high level of quality foreign direct investment 96,383,000 4,706,000 Trade development and promotion and inward investment, including grants to the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), associated capital and other related expenditure and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 96,383,000 97,003,000 4,706,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY PENSION SCHEMES 155,243,000 0 1. Effective management of UKAEA pension schemes 263,131,000 34,200,000 Payment of pensions etc., to members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority pension schemes, related expenditure and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 263,131,000 155,243,000 34,200,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT 1,000 0 1. To provide export finance assistance through interest support to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports 29,574,000 39,720,000 Interest support to banks and other lenders of export finance and the funding of the refinancing programme, and on associated non-cash items. 2. To provide export credit guarantees and investment insurance to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports 1,000 150,657,000 Export credit guarantees given in the national interest or to render economic assistance to overseas countries, overseas investment insurance, residual commitments under discontinued facilities, the cost escalation scheme subvention for the active management of the portfolio; provision of advice and services, relating to credit guarantees and insurance, to other government departments, and on associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 29,575,000 1,000 190,377,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING 64,793,000 0 1. Advancing and safeguarding the economic interests of UK consumers 66,070,000 12,000,000 Administrative and operational costs and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 66,070,000 64,793,000 12,000,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ POSTAL SERVICES COMMISSION 1,000 0 1. Ensuring the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform tariff, protecting consumers and promoting competition 1,000 10,307,000 Administrative and operational costs and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 1,000 1,000 10,307,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS 5,236,206,000 16,300,000 1. Ensuring that consumers benefit from competitively priced food, produced to high standards of safety; environmental care and animal welfare from a sustainable, efficient food chain, to contribute to the well being of rural and coastal communities and funding aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme for England Guarantee Section as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible 5,273,818,000 1,070,646,000 Climate modelling, risk assessment and adaptation; Support national and global biodiversity; contaminated land grants; environmental protection; maintain water quality and supply; management of inland waterways and obligations under the Water Act 2003; marine environment, species and habitat protection; international policy, research, standard-setting, and monitoring to support sustainable forestry; wildlife management; maintain air and ozone quality; increase UK’s environment decontamination capabilities; Promotion and support for sustainable consumption and production, better waste management and sustainable development; Flood risk management; exotic and endemic animal and plant disease policy portfolio and eradication; regulatory systems for chemicals and pesticides; manage other environmental risks; land drainage and sewerage; noisemapping; radioactive waste management; pollution emergency response services; Supporting development of farming and cost-sharing initiatives; keeping, movement tracing, international trade and welfare of animals; animal products, dairy hygiene and marketing; champion hygienic production, marketing, delivery and processing in the agriculture, fisheries and food industries; EU compensation payments to producers and support for agriculture; UK’s responsibilities under the CITES Convention; fishing industry support; Support a sustainable, secure and healthy food supply; Support for rural and regional development; Specialist support services, staff management and development; other departmental administration and non-cash costs; publicity, promotion, awareness and publications; knowledge sharing initiatives; commissioned and departmental research and development; grant-in-aid and subsidies to support delivery bodies; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; funding through Area Based Grants; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; licensing, approvals and certification; inspections and compliance in accordance with EU regulatory requirements. 2. Direction of the delivery of the Government’s Strategy for Trees, Woods and Forests in England and taking the lead in development and promotion of sustainable forest management across Great Britain 75,179,000 0 Deliver the social, environmental and economic programmes of the UK Government’s strategy for Trees, Woods and Forests in England, connected to the distinctive needs of the Regions, through the promotion of forestry: and by managing the Commission’s Estate regulating planting and felling and offering incentives. Provide advice and support to the UK Government and to the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales, represent the United Kingdom’s forestry interests within the EU and internationally, set standards for sustainable forest management and encourage good forestry practice, conduct forest research and protect forests from pests and disease. TOTAL, 2009–10 5,348,997,000 5,236,206,000 1,070,646,000 16,300,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY 1,135,000 0 1. Regulation of the Water Industry 60,000 18,899,000 Administrative and operational costs and the provision of customer representation and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 60,000 1,135,000 18,899,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT 4,917,820,000 5,350,000 1. Improving the quality of life through cultural and sporting activities 1,863,199,000 863,526,000 Support for national and other museums and galleries; the Government Indemnity Scheme; the British Library and other library and archive institutions and services; to the Arts and Sports Councils and for other arts, sports and media bodies and schemes; the Royal Palaces and Parks; historic buildings, ancient monuments and sites, certain public buildings, and national heritage and architecture, and VAT grant scheme for memorials; listed places of worship scheme; promotion of tourism; support to film bodies and projects; the Creative Economy; sponsorship of the music industry; the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority, the Office of Communications and certain broadcasting services and schemes; support for alcohol, gambling, film and video licensing; related research, surveys and other services; central administration costs; expenses of the National Lottery Commission; commemorative services, memorials and Royal funerals; support for the provision of humanitarian assistance to those affected by major disasters; costs to support delivery of the Olympic Games 2012 and associated non-cash items. 2. Broadening access to a rich and varied cultural and sporting life through broadcasting and other services and activities 3,064,000,000 0 Payments to the British Broadcasting Corporation for broadcasting and other services and activities; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 4,927,199,000 4,917,820,000 863,526,000 5,350,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS 79,129,373,000 1,394,000 1. Ensuring the best start for all children and ending child poverty in 20 years 564,811,000 2,611,000 Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; associated central services; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated noncash items. 2. Promote work as the best form of welfare for people of working age, whilst protecting the position of those in greatest need 46,462,940,000 2,211,639,000 Assessment of entitlement to, calculation and payment of social security benefits to people of working age in accordance with the prevailing legislation and regulations; employment and training programmes, and payments of appropriate allowances, to help people back to work; compensation payments to the National Insurance Fund in respect of Statutory Sick and Statutory Maternity Pay; Social Fund loans and grants; temporary subsidies to employers; Grants, Grants in Aid, loans, and other payments through other government departments and to private, public, and voluntary bodies, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies, promoting Department for Work and Pensions objectives; temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd; assistance and advice on employment service and labour market issues to international organisations; research; publicity; subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local authorities for administering the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit; rent rebate; rent allowance; Council Tax Benefit; discretionary housing payments; compensation for dust related diseases; the Health and Safety Executive and Health and Safety Laboratory; Work, Welfare and Equality Client group; payments for education; training and employment projects assisted by the European Union and refunds to the European Union; the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation; international educational, training and employment programmes; measures to promote financial inclusion; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated non-cash items. 3. Combat poverty and promote security and independence in retirement for today’s and tomorrow’s pensioners 12,449,600,000 391,186,000 Assessment of entitlement to, calculation and payment of, social security benefits to pensioners and to customers abroad in accordance with the prevailing legislation and regulations; Social Fund loans and grants; costs and payments associated with the collapse of private pension schemes; assist people to make plans for their retirement; research into pensions; private pensions industry regulatory work; programmes and new measures to help improve independence and social inclusion for older people; Grants, Grants in Aid, loans, and payments to private, public and voluntary bodies, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies, promoting Department for Work and Pensions objectives; payments made to the BBC in respect of over 75s free TV licence scheme; General Levy payments to the Pensions Regulator in respect of Public Sector Pension Schemes; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated non-cash items. 4. Improve the rights and opportunities for disabled people in a fair and inclusive society 18,588,272,000 32,106,000 Assessment of entitlement to, calculation and payment of, social security benefits to people with disabilities and their carers in accordance with the prevailing legislation and regulations; Grants, Grant in Aid, loans, and other payments to private, public and voluntary bodies, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies, promoting Department for Work and Pensions objectives; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated non-cash items. 5. Corporate contracts and support services 732,373,000 315,479,000 Central services; measures to promote financial inclusion; collecting debt arising from overpayments of benefit and on behalf of other public and private sector bodies; payment of Grants to Local Authorities; administration and other operating costs of Directgov; provision of employee and financial shared services to other public sector bodies; and the administration and operating costs of the Department and associated noncash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 78,797,996,000 79,129,373,000 2,953,021,000 1,394,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ GOVERNMENT EQUALITIES OFFICE 85,804,000 0 1. Promoting a fair and equal society where everyone has the opportunity to prosper and reach their full potential 85,805,000 29,000 Work on gender and wider equalities policy, grant in aid to the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR); grants and payments associated with gender and wider equality policy; programme expenditure on the Women’s National Commission; the administration costs of the Government Equalities Office; and other associated non-cash costs. TOTAL, 2009–10 85,805,000 85,804,000 29,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE 13,501,688,000 0 1. Playing a full part in implementing the Good Friday Agreement and representing the interests of Northern Ireland in the UK Government; supporting and developing an efficient, effective and responsive Criminal Justice System; upholding and sustaining the rule of law and preventing crime; maintaining a secure and humane prison service and reducing the risks of re-offending 1,208,371,000 15,872,000 Expenditure on (including all associated non-cash items): Head of State related costs and VIP visits to NI, Reviews and Commissions arising from the Good Friday Agreement (incl. NI Human Rights Commission), political development & inquiries, victims and legacy issues of the Troubles and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, costs arising from elections. Criminal Justice including juvenile justice services, probation & aftercare, state pathology, forensic services, programmes to enhance community safety and services related to crime, crown prosecutions, other legal services and the Northern Ireland Law Commission, compensation schemes. Policing and security including the Police Service of Northern Ireland, policing non-severance, police pensions, Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Policing Board, payments to associated bodies promoting policing and security issues, ACCESS NI. Prisons including the Prison Service Trust and the Prisoner Ombudsman. Central administrative services, costs of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Northern Ireland Act 2000. European Union peace and reconciliation projects and certain other grants. 2. Providing appropriate funding to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund for the delivery of transferred public services as defined by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Northern Ireland Act 2000. 12,261,001,000 0 Grants to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund and transfers of EU funds. TOTAL, 2009–10 13,469,372,000 13,501,688,000 15,872,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ HM TREASURY 35,248,862,000 0 1. Maintain sound public finances and ensure high and sustainable growth, well being and prosperity for all 325,797,000 19,376,000 Economic, financial and related administration, including group shared services; expenses in connection with honours and dignities; expenditure of the Debt Management Office, including administration of the Public Works Loan Board, the Commission for the Reduction of National Debt and operational services for HM Treasury, other government departments and the Bank of England; administration and other related expenditure of the Office of Government Commerce, including management and disposal of the surplus civil estate and cost of capital charges on the investment in Buying Solutions; expenditure on a pilot scheme in connection with the provision of generic financial advice; payments under an indemnity guarantee in respect of Paymaster; expenditure on administration of Treasury related bodies; compensation payments arising from gilt administration; cost of capital charges on the Treasury’s investment in the Bank of England; payments to other government departments; costs and income related to investment in and financial assistance to financial institutions; and associated noncash items. 2. Cost-effective management of the supply of coins and actions to protect the integrity of coinage 52,500,000 0 Manufacture, storage and distribution of coinage for use in the United Kingdom, actions to protect the integrity of coinage, and associated non-cash items. 3. Promoting a stable financial system and offering protection to ordinary savers, depositors, businesses and borrowers 1,505,350,000 0 Payments in respect of costs related to investment in and financial assistance to financial institutions; operational costs in respect of UK Financial Investments Limited and the Asset Protection Scheme; and associated non-cash items TOTAL, 2009–10 1,883,647,000 35,248,862,000 19,376,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS 16,404,754,000 3,980,000 1. Administering the tax and customs control systems fairly and efficiently and making it as easy as possible for individuals and businesses to understand and comply with their obligations and receive their tax credit and other entitlements 3,978,435,000 475,973,000 Administration and the associated non-cash items incurred in the management and collection of the direct and indirect taxes, duties and levies, new tax credits and National Insurance Contributions; Child Benefit and the Child Trust Fund, Shipbuilders' Relief, Money Laundering regulatory regime, the National Insurance Funds for Great Britain and Northern Ireland; OPG and government banking services; Airplane Tax; Health in Pregnancy Grant; Saving Gateway; National minimum wage; collection of student loans; the operation of customs controls including prohibitions and restrictions; the provision of trade information; the provision of Capital Grants for Excise Tax Stamps; the provision of resources to independent investigatory bodies (including the HMIC, IPCC and the police authorities) to facilitate the independent inspection of professional standards within the Department, the investigation of allegations of mis-conduct or criminal activities by Departmental staff and fulfilment of reciprocal complaints investigation arrangements with police authorities; the provision of incentive payments for e-filing; payments in respect of the Customs National Museum; grants to the voluntary and community sector; providing the business link portal; air travel carbon-offsetting; services to support the Welfare Reform Agenda; and for services provided to the department’s information technology and wider markets' partners, other departments and public bodies including any assistance with investigations into terrorist incidents, and overseas tax administration and the activity in support of the UK Border Agency. 2. Undertaking rating and council tax valuation work in England and Wales and providing valuation and property management services to central government and other bodies where public funds are involved. 1,000 227,776,000 Administration and the associated non-cash items incurred in the provision of valuation and other services for government departments and other public bodies by the Valuation Office Agency. 3. Providing payments in lieu of tax relief to certain bodies 155,300,000 0 Transitional payments to charities, personal pensions, life assurance premium relief and residual payments for mortgage interest relief; and associated non-cash items. 4. Making payments of rates to Local Authorities on behalf of certain bodies 32,900,000 2,100,000 Rates paid by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in respect of non-domestic property occupied by accredited representatives of Commonwealth and foreign countries and certain international organisations and associated non-cash items. 5. Payments of Child Benefit, Health in Pregnancy Grant and Child Trust Fund endowments 12,285,000,000 0 Payments of Child Benefit, Health in Pregnancy Grant, Child Trust Fund and the associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 16,451,636,000 16,404,754,000 705,849,000 3,980,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS 157,388,000 0 1. Reducing the costs to the taxpayer of government borrowing now and in the future 157,107,000 6,096,000 Administration and operational costs, research and development works, equipment and other payments, and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 157,107,000 157,388,000 6,096,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ THE STATISTICS BOARD 201,246,000 0 1. To promote and safeguard the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good 206,246,000 19,344,000 Collection, preparation and dissemination of economic, social, labour market and other statistics; promote and safeguard the quality of official statistics, to monitor the production and publication of official statistics; to prepare and publish a Code of Practice for Statistics; to prepare and publish a programme for the assessment of existing and candidate National Statistics against the Code; and associated non-cash costs. TOTAL, 2009–10 206,246,000 201,246,000 19,344,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ GOVERNMENT ACTUARY'S DEPARTMENT 272,000 0 1. Providing an actuarial consultancy service 588,000 12,497,000 Administration costs incurred in providing an actuarial consultancy service to Government and to other clients principally in the public sector, advising on a wide range of areas including employer sponsored pension arrangements and other employee benefits, social security, health care, financing arrangements, risk management, strategic investment, asset / liability consideration, pensions and insurance regulation and other non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 588,000 272,000 12,497,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ CROWN ESTATE OFFICE 2,357,000 0 1. To maintain and enhance the value of The Crown Estate and the return obtained from it 2,365,000 0 The administration costs of The Crown Estate Commissioners and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 2,365,000 2,357,000 0 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ CABINET OFFICE 363,749,000 5,760,000 1. Supporting the Prime Minister’s Office closely in ensuring the delivery of Government objectives 396,893,000 67,735,000 The Prime Minister’s Office; the Offices of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Ministers in the Cabinet Office and of the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service; Propriety and Ethics and Private Offices Group; Lord President of the Council and the Leader of the House of Lords and the Leader and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and the Offices of the Government Whips in the House of Commons and the House of Lords; Office of the Parliamentary Counsel; Honours and Appointments Secretariat; Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat; European and Global Issues Secretariat; Economic and Domestic Secretariat and National Economic Council; National Security Secretariat; Security and Intelligence; Civil Contingencies Secretariat; Intelligence Assessment and Intelligence Analysis Profession and Strategic Horizons; Government CIO and Head of Government IT Profession; Office of the Third Sector; Social Exclusion Task Force; Service Transformation; Strategy Unit; Public Sector Pay and Workforce Reform; Operational Efficiency; Corporate Services Group; Civil Service Management and Head of Government HR Profession; Government Communications and Head of Government Communications Profession; and various other units; Payments of grant and grant-in-aid to organisations promoting departmental objectives; Grants-in-Aid to not-for-profit organisations including the Civil Service Benevolent Fund, the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship, the Civil Service Sports Council, and to the Chequers Trust and to the executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Capacity Builders (UK) Limited and the Commission for the Compact Limited; Grants to organisations working in the third sector and to local authorities and to other organisations including the Disability Partnership and the Whitehall and Industry Group; Payments to and income from other government departments in relation to programmes supporting the department’s objectives; special payments; expenditure on and income from loans; expenditure on capital assets; payments to former Prime Ministers; the central management of, and delivery of services to, the Civil Service and wider public sector; improving public services; Civil Service reform; cross-departmental IT systems; co-ordination of crosscutting issues; the administration and operation of the department and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 396,893,000 363,749,000 67,735,000 5,760,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES 1,834,782,000 60,000 1. Protecting and promoting the national security and economic well being of the UK 1,857,861,000 68,369,000 Administration and operational costs, research and development works, equipment and other payments, and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 1,857,861,000 1,834,782,000 68,369,000 60,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ CABINET OFFICE: CIVIL SUPERANNUATION 1,456,500,000 0 1. Civil superannuation 7,141,000,000 3,207,500,000 The superannuation of civil servants; pensions etc., and other pensions and non-recurrent payments; for other related services and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 7,141,000,000 1,456,500,000 3,207,500,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ NATIONAL SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT 325,000 0 1. To provide a centre of excellence for learning and development in support of the strategic business priorities of Government 395,000 30,000,000 Administration and the associated non-cash items incurred in the management of the National School of Government. TOTAL, 2009–10 395,000 325,000 30,000,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION 666,000 0 1. Achieving maximum communication effectiveness with best value for money 682,000 0 Advice to government centrally on publicity matters and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 682,000 666,000 0 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION AND THE HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND 34,306,000 0 1. To undertake the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England 34,226,000 420,000 Administration costs; capital expenditure; providing services to support the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman and the Northern Ireland Ombudsman together with cost sharing arrangements with the Commission for Local Administration in England and the Information Commissioner; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 34,226,000 34,306,000 420,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ HOUSE OF LORDS 98,068,000 0 1. Members' expenses and administration, etc. 117,341,000 7,458,000 Members' expenses; administrative and accommodation costs, including staff salaries and pensions; security; stationery; printing; financial assistance to opposition parties; grants in aid to Parliamentary bodies; and associated non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 117,341,000 98,068,000 7,458,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ HOUSE OF COMMONS: MEMBERS 179,640,000 1,000 1. Members' salaries, allowances and other costs 183,200,000 0 Remunerating and supporting the Members of the House of Commons in discharging their duties and responsibilities in the constituency, in Parliament and elsewhere by funding: payment of parliamentary salaries and associated pension contributions; reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by Members (including travel, office costs, staff and equipment); payment for insurance; central provision of IT equipment; provision of training for Members and their staff; financial assistance to Opposition parties to support them in the discharge of their parliamentary or representative functions; an Exchequer contribution to the Members' Fund; other associated costs; and non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 183,200,000 179,640,000 0 1,000
Table of the resources authorised for use and the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31 March 2010, arising from Estimates laid before the House of Commons under section 3 of the House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 (c. 36). Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund £ £ HOUSE OF COMMONS: ADMINISTRATION 212,000,000 1. House of Commons Administrative Expenditure 254,254,000 General administration: including staff costs, general expenses, stationery, printing, broadcasting, IT, catering and accommodation services; associated noncash items; and some travel costs of Members of Parliament in connection with select committees and delegations to international parliamentary assemblies. 2. Grants to other bodies 3,746,000 Grants-in-aid to History of Parliament Trust, various Parliamentary Bodies and to the Association of Former Members of Parliament. TOTAL, 2009–10 258,000,000 212,000,000
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE 112,500,000 0 1. Providing independent assurance to Parliament and other organisations on the management of public resources 103,700,000 21,000,000 Administrative expenditure and associated non-cash items incurred in the provision of independent assurance, information and advice to Parliament on the proper accounting for central government expenditure, revenue, assets and liabilities, including compliance with laws and regulations, and in the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which central government resources have been used; the provision of independent assurance, information and advice to a wide range of other public, international, and overseas bodies and to members of the public; the repair and refurbishment of the National Audit Office’s London headquarters; and the provision of temporary office accommodation for London-based staff. TOTAL, 2009–10 103,700,000 112,500,000 21,000,000 0
the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;
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the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and
limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Estimate/Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid £ £ £ £ THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION 23,395,000 0 1. The Electoral Commission 23,468,000 18,000 Planning for and carrying out the functions and duties imposed on it by, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Electoral Administration Act 2006, the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005 and the Government of Wales Act 2006 and other relevant enactments: these functions and duties include the registration of political parties, recognised third parties and permitted participants; regulation and reporting of the income and expenditure of political parties, candidates, third parties and permitted participants; making grants to eligible parties for policy development; reviewing and advising on the administration and law of elections and encouraging best practice; providing guidance, and reporting, on the conduct of elections and referendums; determining standards of performance for those administering electoral registration, elections and referendums, and collecting information in relation to those standards and to expenditure on elections etc.; conducting certain referendums; promoting participation in and increased understanding of the democratic process; undertaking boundary, structural and other reviews of local authority areas in England; and associated administration and non-cash items. TOTAL, 2009–10 23,468,000 23,395,000 18,000 0
Section 4 Short title and chapter Extent of repeal Consolidated Fund Act 2007 (c. 31) The whole Act. Appropriation Act 2007 (c. 1) The whole Act. Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2007 (c. 10) The whole Act.