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Appropriation Act 2004

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This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).

Section 3

SCHEDULE 2Appropriation of amounts and sums voted for supply services and limits on appropriations in aid

Part 1Excesses, 2002–03

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to make good excesses incurred in meeting the costs of the defence and civil services which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year that ended with 31st March 2003;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to make good those excesses; and

(c)

modifications of the limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to make good those excesses.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND1,554,373.151,188.3800
1.  Improving the quality and standards of education and childcare through independent inspection, regulation and advice
OFFICE OF THE RAIL REGULATOR441,298.3003,000.000
1.  To create a better railway for passengers and freight and better value for public funding authorities through independent, fair and effective regulation
HOME OFFICE12,632,820.2301,725,767.970
2.  Protecting the public by holding prisoners in decent conditions and reducing re-offending after release
POSTAL SERVICES COMMISSION1,000.00000
1.  Ensuring the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform tariff, protecting consumers and promoting competition
CABINET OFFICE1,344,570.3401,022,000.000
1.  Supporting the Prime Minister’s Office closely in ensuring the delivery of Government objectives
PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE1,000.0008,570.610
1.  Ensuring the orderly conduct of Privy Council Office business
Total, Excesses, 2002–03 ... ... ... ...15,975,062.021,188.382,759,338.580

Part 2Supplementary, 2003–04

Table of—

(a)

the supplementary 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 that ended with 31st March 2004;

(b)

the supplementary sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

modifications of the limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
* Represents an overall reduction of a limit

Notes

1

The modification set out in the Table of the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department of Health Estimate comprises an increase of the limit of £68,000,000 and a subsequent reduction of the limit of £810,719,000.

2

The modification set out in the Table of the limit set on the resources applicable as non-operating appropriations in aid in respect of the Home Office Estimate comprises an increase of the limit of £45,634,000 and a subsequent reduction of the limit of £4,755,000.

3

In Part 16 of Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act 2003 (c. 13), the title of the Estimate which is now entitled Department for Constitutional Affairs was Lord Chancellor’s Department.

4

In Part 17 of Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act 2003, the title of the Estimate which is now entitled Department for Constitutional Affairs: Judicial Pensions Scheme was Lord Chancellor’s Department: Judicial Pensions Scheme.

5

In Part 29 of Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act 2003, the title of the Estimate which is now entitled UK Trade & Investment was British Trade International.

6

The modification set out in the Table of the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 4 of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises an increase of the limit of £3,425,000 and a subsequent reduction of the limit of £29,904,000.

7

The modification set out in the Table of the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 3 of the HM Treasury Estimate comprises an increase of the limit of £999,000 and a subsequent reduction of the limit of £1,101,000.

8

The modification set out in the Table of the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Security and Intelligence Agencies Estimate comprises an increase of the limit of £5,015,000 and a subsequent reduction of the limit of £10,092,000.

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS852,666,000945,000
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 skills723,965,0001,039,479,000
Loans to voluntary aided schools; provision relating to former grant-maintained schools; the Assisted Places Scheme; music and ballet schools; support for the Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth; City Technology Colleges; the school curriculum and its assessment; education action zones; 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; grants in aid to the National College of School Leadership, YO the Teacher Training Agency, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; support for the Centre for Information Learning Technology; capital grants to schools including those through the Standards Fund; the youth service; careers guidance and services including through the Connexions Service including working capital grants and loans for capital purchases; higher, further and other education provision and initiatives, including the Higher Education Innovation Fund, the Science and Research Investment Fund and Higher Education Business Fellows YO; payments for education in prisons and other custodial institutions; student grants; the payment of access funds and education maintenance allowances; the provision of training and assessment programmes for young people and adults; initiatives to improve education, training and qualifications arrangements and access to these; the promotion of enterprise; teacher training initiatives; payments to the Department for Work and Pensions to support the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation and other international educational programmes; Millennium Volunteers; payments to the Home Office to support the Criminal Records Bureau and the payment of certain fees; loans and grants to the University for Industry; YO payments and grants to support personal and children’s social services and initiatives relating to teenage pregnancy; hospital and community health services, secure accommodation and payments and family policy; family parenting and law and grants to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service; payments and grants to support parenting and parenting organisations; payments related to the Sector Skills Councils; payments to the Arts Council for Arts and Drama initiatives; payments to the Department of Trade and Industry in connection with the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; payments for the UK Online programme; loans and residual costs of the winding up of the Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs); YO the distribution of residual TEC assets, returned to the Secretary of State under the terms of the TEC Licence, to local voluntary, community and business support organisations; the resource consequences of loans to students, reimbursement of fees for qualifying European Community students and post graduate awards;mandatory student awards and their administration; student loans and the cost of sales of the student loans debt; grants in aid to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Learning and Skills Council, the Adult Learning Inspectorate, Investors in People UK, the Student Loans Company, Office of Fair Access and Sector Skills Development Agency; 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; information and publicity services; YO initiatives and programmes supported by the European Union, the Capital Modernisation Fund including the Evidence Based Policy Fund and with other Government Department’s 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 Childcare195,545,0003,500,000
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; evaluating the programme; the administration of the Sure Start Unit; and associated non-cash items.
3.  Tackling child poverty and social exclusion by helping vulnerable children and young people, and their families, to break the cycle of deprivation and disadvantage through the Children’s Fund85,476,0001,000
Funding preventative services, primarily for 5- to 13-year-olds, through local partnerships in line with the objectives of the Children’s Fund; funding voluntary groups countering social exclusion and poverty amongst children and young people in line with the objectives of the Children’s Fund; supporting voluntary groups and other organisations to promote and facilitate consultation, participation and representation of children and young people including the UK youth Parliament; monitoring and evaluating the Children’s Fund; administering the Children and Young People’s Unit; and associated non-cash items.
TEACHERS' PENSION SCHEME256,812,0000
1.  Teachers' pensions5,647,668,0008,537,000
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' Pensions Scheme and on behalf of their employers.
OFFICE OF HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND493,0001,592,000
1.  Improving the quality and standards of education and childcare through independent inspection, regulation and advice1,635,000−1,592,000*
the inspection of schools, other educational institutions, early education providers, local education authorities, teacher training (institutions and in-service training) and regulation of childcare for young children as well as the inspection of education for 16 to 19 year olds and associated non-cash items.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH1,391,056,00050,031,000
1.  Securing health care for those who need it3,699,550,000−742,719,000* [1]
Strategic health authorities and primary care trusts under their unified budgets, family health services (including general medical, general ophthalmic, general dental and pharmaceutical services); public dividend capital advances to trusts, education, training, research and development; centrally managed expenditure on behalf of the NHS; forming, investing in or providing loans or guarantees to companies that will provide facilities or services to the NHS; trust capital charges being the Department’s investment in NHS trusts; payments on behalf of the foundation trust regulator, services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Executive, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland; payment to Department for Education and Skills for Machinery of Government changes; payment to the Department for Work and Pensions for cost of the compensation recovery unit 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 health187,868,0005,087,000
Payments to the Department of Work and Pensions for contributions to the Road Traffic Accident Compensation Recovery Unit 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 non-departmental public bodies and special health authorities some of which are administered on a United Kingdom basis); including other local government services, prison health care, medical, scientific and technical services, services for disabled persons, grants to voluntary organisations and other bodies, research and development, YO information services and health promotion activities; provision of personal social services (including grants to local authorities); administrative arrangements and payments for medical treatment given to people from the United Kingdom in other countries of the European Economic Area; 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; payments made under Sector Challenge arrangements with the Department of Trade and Industry; services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Executive, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland; Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; payment to Home Office for services from the Criminal Records Bureau; payment to Department for Education and Skills for Machinery of Government changes and associated non-cash items.
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY16,852,0000
1.  Protecting and promoting public health in relation to food16,840,0000
Administration, inspections, surveillance, managing research and development, education, publicity and publications, funding for non-cash items; funding of the Meat Hygiene Service.
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT329,623,000518,000
1.  Promoting modern, integrated and safe transport and providing customer-focussed regulation1,671,478,000161,760,000
Ports and shipping services; the National Ports Council Pension and Compensation Schemes; water freight grants; the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; civil and international aviation services including costs relating to the World Health Organisation study into airline travel and Deep Vein Thrombosis and type approval testing of electronic screening devices (ESD) for use in enforcing aviation provisions of the Railways and Transport Safety Bill; support for and loans to National Air Traffic Services; the Highways Agency; payments to private consortia for design, build, finance and operate schemes; transport grants to local authorities, including the Greater London Authority and Merseyrail; YO payments to local authorities for the maintenance of de-trunked roads and promotion, publicity and publications in support of the Highways Agency operations; the operation of the Dartford River crossing; compensation to private tolled undertakings for the imposition of VAT on tolls; Bus Service Operators grant; Multi Modal Studies; support for the haulage industry; support to nationalised transport industries; Powershift and CleanUp programmes; Transport Direct; royal travel; transport security; the Commission for Integrated Transport; trans-European network funds; costs relating to the PHARE programme; support for other minor transport services; YO Golden Jubilee Medals for transport emergency services personnel; driver and vehicle licensing and registration and the collection of revenue; compensation and pension costs relating to pre-DVLC local authority driver and vehicle licensing staff; the development and operation of systems associated with registration and licensing; the provision by DVLA of anonymised data and other services; grants, loans and other expenditure relating to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (trading fund); Driving Standards Agency (trading fund); Vehicle Certification Agency; Vehicle and Operator Services Agency enforcement; Vehicle Certification Agency enforcement; speed and red light camera enforcement; grants to Railtrack, British Rail and London Underground; payments and loans under section 63 of the Railways Act 1993 to Railtrack plc (in administration); YO PPP Arbiter; grants to the Strategic Rail Authority; the Channel Tunnel Rail Link; National Freight Company travel concessions; railway industry and National Freight Company pensions funds; research, development, statistics, censuses and surveys, safety and mobility, publicity, promotion and advice and publications, monitoring, consultancies; selling into wider markets, including export opportunities; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; compensation; the administration and operation of the department; payments to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 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; and associated non-cash items.
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER1,446,704,000−103,000*
1.  Improving the quality of life by creating thriving, inclusive and sustainable communities in all regions1,516,593,00044,781,000
Housing revenue account subsidy; homelessness and rough sleepers; payments to the Housing Corporation; payments to the Audit Commission for Registered Social landlord inspections; renewal of private sector housing; home selling; rent and leasehold services; national approved letting scheme; social housing mobility; council tenant participation; payments to housing action trusts; Estate Action; the starter homes initiative; the Supporting People programme; choice-based local authority lettings; best value in Housing; The Rent Service Agency; local authority social housing grant transitional compensation; payments to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; disabled facilities grant; Housing Improvement Agencies; charges by Valuation Offices in respect of Right to Buy; YO refurbishment and acquisition of gypsy sites; deprived neighbourhoods, including the New Deal for Communities programmes; payments to the Urban Regeneration Agency; payments to the Department of Trade and Industry for Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; Groundwork; initiatives to accelerate the growth areas, including payments to development corporations and other local delivery agencies; grants and payments for creating and improving parks and public spaces; YO 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, including minerals programmes; planning-aid; the Planning Inspectorate; fire services, including measures to deal with the aftermath of terrorism; payments and loans to the Fire Service College (trading fund); special grants paid to fire authorities under section 88B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988; fire service superannuation; YO payments in connection with Ordnance Survey trading fund; regional chambers; payments for the Mersey Basin Campaign; minor grants and payments in support of housing, regeneration, 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; YO the Deputy Prime Minister’s chairmanship of Ministerial Committees; co-ordination of cross-cutting issues including social exclusion; the residual functions of Property Services Agency (PSA); residual payments concerning the privatisation of the Building Research Establishment; payments and loans in connection with the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre trading fund; the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit; the Teenage Pregnancy Unit; the administration and operation of the Office; providing for the administration of the Government Offices; the purchase, acquisition, hire, lease and rent of land, buildings, plant, equipment, machinery, vehicles and capital assets; research; special payments; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Providing for effective devolved decision making within a national framework129,870,0000
Payments to the Valuation Office Agency for rating and valuation services; the expenses of valuation tribunals; payments to the Audit Commission for work in connection with best value inspection; 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 2002-03 and previous years; preparation for the Greater London Authority and related bodies; Greater London Authority (GLA) general grant; intervention action and capacity building in local authorities; local Public Sector Agreement (PSA) performance fund payments; YO special grants paid under section 88B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003; Best Value grants to Parish Councils; grants to beacon councils; 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, and to the Commission for Local Administration in England; 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; YO payments in respect of the work of the Parliamentary Boundary commissions; electoral functions in the United Kingdom; 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.
OFFICE OF THE RAIL REGULATOR1,486,0000
1.  To create a better railway for passengers and freight, and better value for public funding authorities, through independent, fair and effective regulation1,000499,000
Administration, capital expenditure and associated non-cash items.
HOME OFFICE768,178,00040,879,000 [2]
1.  Building a safe, just and tolerant society631,821,000−51,360,000*
Police; the Forensic Science Service; registration of forensic practitioners; emergency planning; fire services; criminal policy and programmes including offender programmes and the National Probation Service, the prevention and treatment of drug abuse; crime reduction and prevention; provision of services relating to the Crime and Disorder Act and the Private Security Industry Act; criminal justice planning system and other services related to crime; YO support to the voluntary sector; family policy issues; research; criminal injuries compensation; organised and international crime; control of immigration and nationality (including the provision of services relating to the Immigration and Asylum Act 2002); support for asylum seekers; refunds of fines to carriers of inadequately documented passengers; assisted return programmes including interception projects; issue of passports; work permits; community and constitutional services and the Experience Corps; firearms compensation and related matters; claims by local authorities for the Kosovan evacuees special grant; administration and associated non-cash items.
2.  Protecting the public by holding prisoners in decent conditions and reducing re-offending after release25,380,00041,696,000
Prisons (including central administration and other costs arising from the detention of prisoners); immigration removal centres; placements in secure accommodation under Sections 90 or 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000; Prison Service colleges; the Parole Board: the storage and maintenance of equipment; transport management; grants to “Prisoners Abroad”: Welfare to Work schemes; funding for joint initiatives within the criminal justice system; and associated non-cash items.
ASSETS RECOVERY AGENCY3,087,0000
1.  Helping to reduce crime by recovering the proceeds of crime by criminal and civil proceedings and by taxation3,012,00025,000
Payments and expenses related to investigation, litigation and enforcement of referred cases from law enforcement agencies, expenses for the development and delivery of specialist training courses in financial investigation and other associated asset identification and recovery, expenses related to the administration and management of the service provision and associated non-cash items.
CHARITY COMMISSION404,0000
1.  Giving the public confidence in the integrity of charity213,000191,000
Administration, capital expenditure and associated non-cash items.
DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS [3]1,756,956,00058,374,000
1.  To promote the development of a modern, fair, cost effective and efficient system of justice for all514,205,00033,089,000
HQ and Associated Offices; marriage and relationship support, conciliation and mediation; advice and support in certain family matters, including those involving children, international parental child abduction and child contact; the Court Service; the Public Guardianship Office; Legal Aid in criminal cases; Criminal Defence Service; Community Legal Service; administration for Legal Services Commission; administration for The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service; administration for the Office of the Information Commissioner; costs paid from central funds; the magistrates' courts; YO the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; payments in relation to machinery of government transfers; grant-in-aid to the Trafford Law Centre for a pilot scheme to evaluate proposals for providing improved advice and support to tribunal customers; payments to HM Land Registry; costs in relation to constitutional offices; other legal services; pension transfer payments; associated non-cash items; and for joint initiatives in the Criminal Justice System.
2.  Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland within the UK Government778,574,00018,529,243,000
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 Wales388,258,0009,306,650,000
Administration; Lord Lieutenants' expenditure; the North Wales Child Abuse Inquiry; payments to support expenditure by the National Assembly for Wales and associated non-cash items.
DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS: JUDICIAL PENSIONS SCHEME [4]00
1.  Judicial pensions scheme85,000,000−9,855,000*
Pensions etc, in respect of members of judicial pensions scheme, and for other related services.
NORTHERN IRELAND COURT SERVICE11,760,0001,400,000
1.  Supporting the effective and efficient administration of justice in Northern Ireland11,966,0005,000,000
Operation of the courts; policy and legislation; accommodation; grants to sundry bodies and associated non-cash items, grant of funding for the provision of publicly funded legal services and grant in aid to support the administration of the governing body.
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES: PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE AND HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION4,932,0000
1.  Promoting the study of the past 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 records3,063,0003,155,000
Payments for expenditure by the Public Record Office and Historical Manuscripts Commission on administration and operational associated non-cash costs.
THE CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE98,155,0000
1.  Increasing public confidence in the criminal justice system through fair, firm and effective prosecutions99,941,0000
Administrative costs, including the hire of private agents; Crown Prosecutions Services; the support of voluntary sector organisations working with the Criminal Justice System; in connection with the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; and associated non-cash items.
SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE9,170,0000
1.  Reducing fraud and the cost of fraud and delivering justice and the rule of law8,440,0000
Administration, investigation, prosecution and associated non-cash items.
HM PROCURATOR GENERAL AND TREASURY SOLICITOR2,050,0000
1.  Providing comprehensive and competitive legal services to government departments and publicly funded bodies1,0004,000,000
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.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE2,545,246,000134,613,000
1.  Provision of defence capability260,810,000157,629,000
Personnel costs of the Armed Forces and their reserves and cadet forces 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; YO research etc by contract; sundry procurement services including those on repayment terms; lands 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; set-up cost and loans to, and income from, Trading Funds; and other associated non-cash items.
2.  Conflict prevention1,376,910,0000
Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; and other associated non-cash items.
ARMED FORCES RETIRED PAY, PENSIONS, ETC00
1.  Armed forces retired pay, pensions, etc66,471,00047,751,000
Payment of retired pay, pensions and lump sum benefits to persons covered by the scheme.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE80,516,0000
1.  Promoting internationally the interests of the UK and contributing to a strong world community78,985,00071,209,000
Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including British Trade International, 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, the BBC Monitoring Service; on grant-in-aid to 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 prevention13,249,0000
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.
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT463,057,000−8,400,000*
1.  Eliminating poverty in poorer countries288,046,0000
International development under the International Development Act 2002, including financial and technical assistance to governments, institutions, voluntary agencies and individuals; capital and other subscriptions and contributions, including payments under guarantee to multilateral development banks and other international and regional bodies; emergency, refugee and other relief assistance; pensions and allowances in respect of overseas service including contributions to pension funds (including payments under the Overseas Pensions Act 1973, and grants in lieu of pensions); YO global environment assistance; payments to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); current and capital costs involved in the development of a public/private partnership with CDC Capital Partners; payments (under the authority of the European Communities Act 1972) to certain beneficiaries of the Gibraltar Social Insurance Fund; administration, related capital expenditure and other administrative costs; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Conflict prevention11,000,0000
Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; and on associated non-cash items.
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: OVERSEAS SUPERANNUATION5,223,0000
1.  Overseas superannuation17,697,000−420,000*
Pension and superannuation payments, grants and compensation payments, etc. in respect of overseas services; and sundry other services and expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY541,306,0003,500,000,000
1.  Increasing UK competitiveness6,477,487,000139,765,000
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, 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; YO support for energy-related activities including measures related to regulation, civil-emergency planning, environmental remediation and support for new and sustainable energy sources; security; 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 Partnerships related initiatives may be pursued; the efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department including nuclear waste management and decommissioning and liabilities in respect of former coal and shipbuilding industry employees; provision of repayable credit facilities for British Energy and The Post Office; YO petroleum royalties; exchange risk and other guarantee losses; subscriptions to international organisations and fulfilment of international treaty obligations; payments to other Government Departments in relation to programmes supporting DTI objectives; support for Government Offices; grants and grants-in-aid to organisations promoting DTI objectives, including Non Departmental Public Bodies; financial assistance to public corporations; costs relating to the abolition of the Office of the Director of Telecommunications and the related transfer of net assets/liabilities and cash to the Office of Telecommunications; funding of the department’s executive agencies and Ofcom; issuing budgets and making payments to Regional Development Agencies, to which other government departments will contribute by supplying resources which DTI will appropriate in aid; YO 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 and dismissed miners; 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.
2.  Increasing scientific excellence in the UK and maximising its contribution to society117,288,00059,000
Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal Academy of Engineering; Office of Science and Technology initiatives; the University Challenge Fund; the Joint Infrastructure Fund; the Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils for Diamond Synchrotron; the Science Enterprise Challenge Scheme; the Science Research Investment Fund; Foresight Link Awards; the Department for Education and Skills, for the Higher Education Innovation Fund; exploitation of discoveries at public sector research establishments; the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Chevening Scholarships; fees payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; Research Council pensions; capital and administration costs of the Office of Science and Technology and associated non-cash items.
UK TRADE & INVESTMENT [5]2,000,0000
1.  Enhanced competitiveness of companies in the UK through overseas sales and investment; and a continuing high level of quality foreign direct investment2,000,0000
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.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY SUPERANNUATION SCHEMES2,664,0000
1.  Effective management of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes490,252,000−265,000*
Payment of pensions etc to members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes and the related expenditure and associated non-cash items.
OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS00
1.  Providing the best possible deal for telecommunications customers through effective competition1,073,0000
Administrative and operational costs, support for the ombudsman scheme, co-operation with economic regulators overseas, management of the accreditation scheme for price comparison websites; costs relating to the abolition of the Office of the Director General of Telecommunications and the related transfer of net assets/liabilities and cash to the Office of Communications and associated non-cash items.
OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS906,000800,000
1.  Protecting consumers by regulating monopolies and promoting competition in the electricity and gas industry1,0001,200,000
Administrative and operational costs, payments to DTI, co-operation with international regulators and associated non-cash items.
POSTAL SERVICES COMMISSION00
1.  Ensuring the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform tariff, protecting consumers and promoting competition1,0001,584,000
Administrative, operational costs and associated non-cash items.
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS845,420,0002,510,000
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, and to contribute to the well-being of rural and coastal communities. Funding aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy and England Rural Development Plan Guarantee Section as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible1,417,513,000616,389,000
Environmental protection; support for measures which improve local environmental quality; pollution emergency response services; flood and coastal protection and land drainage; water partnership supply and sewerage services, including national security; support to the environmental protection industry for environmental technology and for measures to promote sustainable development; measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve energy efficiency, security and environmental practice; botanical services; radon measurement and support of remedial works campaigns; support for agriculture in special areas; food safety and hygiene; YO support for rural and regional development; assistance to production; marketing and processing in the agriculture, fisheries and food industries; assistance to the residuary Milk Marketing Board; cover for payment arising out of the Factortame group of claims following the House of Lords judgement in October 1999; emergency and strategic food services; plant health; support for the fishing industry; compensation payments to producers; grants and other financial support to voluntary bodies; support for measures to stimulate sustainable consumption of goods and services; countryside management and stewardship; conservation; YOnational parks grants; grants to ENCAMS (Environmental Campaigns) in relation to redundancy/loss of Office Payments; support of countryside and wildlife initiatives; animal health and welfare; emergency measures, including foot and mouth eradication and compensation schemes; other services including emergency measures in relation to BSE; grant-in-aid to Non-Departmental Public Bodies and Public Corporations; Administration of the Environment Agency Closed Pension Fund; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; publicity, promotion, awareness and publications; YOcommissioned and departmental research and development; specialist support services, management and development of staff, other departmental administration costs, regional restructuring costs; EU receipts; giving effect in the United Kingdom to the agricultural support provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy and England Rural Development Plan of the European Union including compensation payments to producers and support for agriculture in special areas and associated non-cash costs.
FORESTRY COMMISSION1,681,0000
1.  Protecting and expanding Britain’s woodlands and increasing their value to society and the environment1,668,0000
Representation of British interests in international forestry policy matters; protection of British forests and trees from imported pests and diseases; forestry research; promotion and regulation of forestry activity in England through grants for new planting, replanting after felling and forest improvements, the application of forest management standards and felling controls, managing the public forest estate including planting, roading, harvesting and marketing of timber, restocking and the provision of public access and recreation; administration, recovery of VAT and associated non-cash items.
OFFICE OF WATER SERVICES1,461,0000
1.  Regulation of the water industry1,0001,460,000
Administration and operational costs and the provision of customer representation and associated non-cash items.
DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT612,233,000262,000
1.  Improving the quality of life through cultural and sporting activities636,417,0002,036,000
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 and sports bodies and schemes; the Royal Palaces and Parks; historic buildings, ancient monuments and sites, certain public buildings, and national heritage and architecture; listed places of worship scheme; promotion of tourism; support to film bodies and projects; sponsorship of the music industry; the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority and certain broadcasting services and schemes; alcohol, gambling, film and video licensing; related research, surveys and other services; central administration costs; expenses of the National Lottery Commission; commemorative services and Royal funerals; the Queen’s Golden Jubilee; transfer of pension values of certain bodies; and associated non-cash items.
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS4,726,121,00040,326,000
1.  Ensuring the best start for all children, ending child poverty in 20 years92,051,000−2,327,000*
The administration costs of the child support system and associated non-cash items.
2.  Promoting work as the best form of welfare for people of working age, whilst protecting the position of those in greatest need1,915,947,000122,268,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of: Severe Disablement Allowance; pensions gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; Income Support for the under 60's; Jobseeker’s Allowance (contribution-based); Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based); earnings top up pilot; job grant; back to work bonus; compensation payments to the National Insurance Fund in respect of Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay; Family Credit; the provision of training and assessment programmes for adults; the promotion of enterprise and the encouragement of self employment; help for unemployed people and disability rights. Measures to help people, particularly those on welfare and at a disadvantage in the labour market, into work; YO the administration of, and where appropriate the payment of allowances to people participating in, the Welfare to Work programme, the Job Transition Service and other employment programmes, pilot programmes and new measures to help people into work; temporary subsidies to employers; grants to voluntary bodies and local authorities towards the provision of supported employment; a Grant in Aid and the provision of a temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd; assistance and advice on employment service and labour market issues to international organisations; YO research; publicity and associated non-cash items. Subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local authorities towards the costs incurred in administering the Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit schemes; rent rebate, rent allowance; Council Tax Benefit; community charge benefit; community charge rebate and rate rebate; payments to local authorities in respect of anti-fraud and similar administrative measures; discretionary housing payments; sums payable for incentive payments in respect of Housing Benefit under occupation schemes and sums payable for residual compensation payments to providers of supported accommodation; YO sums payable to third party providers of services to local authorities; compensation for sufferers, or their dependants, of certain dust related diseases; the Health and Safety Commission (HSC); grants paid by HSC to small businesses; the administration costs of the Children’s Client Group and associated non-cash items.
3.  Combating poverty and promoting security and independence in retirement for today’s and tomorrow’s pensioners94,898,00015,471,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of non contributory retirement pensions; Christmas Bonus payments to pensioners; Income Support for the elderly; Pension Credit; payments made to the BBC in respect of the over 75’s free TV licence scheme; Grants in Aid for the administration costs of Better Government for Older People; sums payable to fund payments and loans made by the Social Fund; Grant in Aid to OPRA and associated non-cash items.
4.  Improving the rights and opportunities for disabled people in a fair and inclusive society277,280,000−26,479,000* [6]
The administration costs and benefit payments of Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; Disability Working Allowance; Carer’s Allowance; Vaccine Damage; Grants in Aid to the Disability Rights Commission, Motability, Independent Living Fund and associated non-cash items.
5.  Modernising welfare delivery so as to improve the accessibility, accuracy, and value for money of services to customers, including employers398,243,00049,619,000
Costs of modernising Departmental systems and services and associated non-cash items.
6.  Corporate contracts, support services and administration of the European Social Fund for England136,096,000396,103,000
Corporate administration; the costs associated with the Appeals Service; 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, other international educational programmes and associated non-cash items.
SCOTLAND OFFICE1,0000
1.  Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland within the UK Government1,000−965,000*
Administration; the Boundary Commission for Scotland; payments of a grant to the Scottish Consolidated Fund; and associated non-cash items.
WALES OFFICE1,0000
1.  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 Wales1,000−9,000*
Administration, the payment of grant to the National Assembly for Wales and a machinery of government payment to the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE623,025,000−216,000*
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-offending55,796,0002,139,000
Expenditure on central administration services; VIP visits to Northern Ireland; the Bloody Sunday Inquiry; Reviews and Commissions arising from the Good Friday Agreement; expenditure on Victims of the Troubles; expenditure arising from the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Northern Ireland Act 2000; forensic services; services related to crime; criminal justice including juvenile justice services; probation and after-care; state pathology; Crown prosecutions and other legal services; compensation schemes; Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel for Northern Ireland; European Union peace and reconciliation projects; and certain other grants; implementation of the Independent Commission on Police findings; security; the Police Ombudsman; the Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland; the Parades Commission; arms decommissioning; policing; prisons including the Prison Service Trust; and associated non-cash items.
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 Northern Ireland Act 2000554,000,0000
Grants to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund and transfers of EU funds.
HM TREASURY30,757,0000
1.  Raising the rate of sustainable growth and achieving rising prosperity and a better quality of life, with economic and employment opportunities for all21,143,0006,500,000
Economic, financial and related administration, expenditure by the office of HM Paymaster General (OPG) for the provision of banking and related services to government departments and other bodies, grants in aid to four Parliamentary Bodies, expenses in connection with honours and dignities, a grant in aid to the Statistics Commission, payments relating to the Debt Management Office, payments under an indemnity guarantee in respect of Paymaster, payments to the Royal Mint, management and sales of residual government shareholdings and holdings of privatised companies' debt, and associated non-cash items.
3.  Obtaining the best value for money from Government’s commercial relationships on a sustainable basis2,079,000−102,000* [7]
Administration and other related costs of the Office of Government Commerce and OGC buying.solutions, management and disposal of the surplus civil estate, management of the Whitehall District Heating and Standby Distribution systems and associated non-cash items.
HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE92,643,0000
1.  Administering the indirect tax and customs control systems fairly and efficiently, and enabling individuals and businesses to understand and comply with their obligations85,764,0000
Administrative costs of taxation; the operation of customs revenue controls; the provision of trade information and other customs and excise related services; the regulation of activities of the money laundering regulatory regime; payments in respect of Shipbuilders' Relief and the Customs and Excise National Museum; and on associated non-cash items.
INLAND REVENUE345,049,00058,000
1.  Enabling businesses and individuals to understand and comply with their obligations in respect of their dealings with the Inland Revenue152,964,0000
Administration and the associated non-cash items incurred in the management and collection of the direct taxes, tax credits and national insurance contributions and child benefit, administration of National Insurance Funds for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, introduction of Child Trust Fund for services provided to the Department’s information technology and wider markets' partners, for other departments and public bodies, and for overseas tax administrations.
2.  Growing a contribution to the good management of property where the public interest is involved1,0003,438,000
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 bodies2,000,0000
Transitional payments to charities, supplements on payroll giving, donations to charities and on personal and stakeholder pension schemes, life assurance premium relief, stamp duty relief and residual payments for mortgage interest relief, vocational training relief and private medical insurance.
5.  Providing for payments of Child Benefit and Child Trust Fund endowments560,071,0000
Payments of Child Benefit, provision for Child Trust Fund endowment payments and the associated non-cash items.
NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS10,000,0000
1.  Reducing the costs to the taxpayer of government borrowing now and in the future10,000,0000
Administration, payments for contracted out services under the PPP arrangement, publicity costs, and associated non-cash items.
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS11,708,0000
1.  Providing statistical and registration services8,708,0007,500,000
Collection, preparation and dissemination of economic, social, labour market and other statistics; register services, departmental administration and associated non-cash items.
GOVERNMENT ACTUARY'S DEPARTMENT165,0000
1.  Providing an actuarial consultancy service642,000−1,186,000*
Administration costs incurred in providing an actuarial consultancy service to Government and to other clients principally in the public sector, advising mainly on social security and pension schemes, population and other statistical studies and supervision of insurance; fit-out costs for new building (Took’s Court) and associated non-cash items.
CABINET OFFICE15,277,0005,297,000
1.  Supporting the Prime Minister’s Office closely in ensuring the delivery of Government objectives14,055,00010,916,000
The Prime Minister’s Office; the offices of the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Minister of State, Cabinet Office; the offices of the Lord Privy Seal and of the Government Whips in the House of Commons and the House of Lords; the Parliamentary Counsel Office; the Cabinet Secretariat; 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 cross-cutting issues; grants to certain not for profit organisations; emergency planning grants to local authorities; expenditure associated with the awards of honours and dignities; the Shareholder Executive; certain other services; and associated non-cash items.
SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES86,490,0003,005,000
1.  Protecting and promoting the national security and economic well being of the UK50,980,000−5,077,000* [8]
Administration and operational costs, research and developmental works, equipment and other payments, and associated non-cash items.
CABINET OFFICE: CIVIL SUPERANNUATION00
1.  Civil superannuation1,570,195,000180,000,000
The superannuation of civil servants; pensions etc., and other pensions and non-recurrent payments; and for other related services.
PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE00
1.  Ensuring the orderly conduct of Privy Council Office business2,000556,000
Administration and associated non-cash items.
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER AND HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND00
1.  To undertake the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England1,000588,000
Administration costs; capital expenditure; providing services to support the Welsh Administration Ombudsman and Health Service Commissioner for Wales and Scottish Public Services Ombudsman; and associated non-cash items.
HOUSE OF LORDS00
1.  Peers' expenses and administration, etc.6,561,000900,000
Peers' expenses, administrative and accommodation costs together with associated non-cash items, including staff salaries and pensions, security, stationery, printing, financial assistance to opposition parties, and a grant in aid to the History of Parliament Trust.
HOUSE OF COMMONS: MEMBERS00
2.  Grants to other bodies50,0000
Financial assistance to Opposition parties and an Exchequer contribution to the Members' Fund.
HOUSE OF COMMONS: ADMINISTRATION00
1.  House of Commons administrative expenditure2,500,0000
General administration: including staff costs, general expenses, stationery, printing, broadcasting, IT, catering and accommodation services; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, SUPPLEMENTARY, 2003–0433,695,261,00017,993,334,00030,179,417,0003,831,891,000

Part 3Department for Education and Skills, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS27,916,263,000482,575,000
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 skills25,459,751,000318,788,000
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; the school curriculum and its assessment; education action zones; 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; grants in aid to the National College of School Leadership, the Teacher Training Agency, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Partnerships for Schools; YO support for the Centre for Information Learning Technology; capital grants to schools including those through the Standards Fund; the youth service; careers guidance and services including through the Connexions Service including working capital grants and loans for capital purchases; higher, further and other education provision and initiatives, including the Higher Education Innovation Fund, the Science and Research Investment Fund and Higher Education Business Fellows; capital grants to music, dance and other schools; payments for education in prisons and other custodial institutions; student grants; the payment of access funds and education maintenance allowances; the provision of training and assessment programmes for young people and adults; YOinitiatives to improve education, training and qualifications arrangements and access to these; the promotion of enterprise; teacher training initiatives; payments to the Department for Work and Pensions to support the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation and other international educational programmes; Millennium Volunteers; payments to the Home Office to support the Criminal Records Bureau and the payment of certain fees; loans and grants to the University for Industry; payments and grants to support personal and children’s social services and initiatives relating to teenage pregnancy, hospital and community health services; YO payments and grants to support people, children, secure accommodation and family policy; family parenting and law grants to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service; payments and grants to support parenting and parenting organisations; investments and loans to support PFI; payments related to the Sector Skills Councils; payments to the Arts Council for Arts and Drama initiatives; payments to the Department of Trade and Industry in connection with the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; 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, to local voluntary, community and business support organisations;the resource consequences of loans to students, reimbursement of fees for qualifying European Community students and post graduate awards; YO mandatory student awards and their administration; student loans and the cost of sales of the student loans debt; grants in aid to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Learning and Skills Council, the Adult Learning Inspectorate, Investors in People UK, the Student Loans Company, Office for Fair Access and Sector Skills Development Agency; 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; information and publicity services; initiatives and programmes supported by the European Union, the Capital Modernisation Fund and with other Government Department’s 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 Childcare889,411,0000
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; evaluating the programme; the administration of the Sure Start Unit; and associated non-cash items.
3.  Tackling child poverty and social exclusion by helping vulnerable children and young people, and their families, to break the cycle of deprivation and disadvantage through the Children’s Fund195,434,0000
Funding preventative services, primarily for 5- to 13-year-olds, through local partnerships in line with the objectives of the Children’s Fund; funding voluntary groups countering social exclusion and poverty amongst children and young people in line with the objectives of the Children’s Fund; supporting voluntary groups and other organisations to promote and facilitate consultation, participation and representation of children and young people including the UK youth Parliament; monitoring and evaluating the Children’s Fund; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0526,544,596,00027,916,263,000318,788,000482,575,000

Part 4Teachers' Pension Scheme, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
TEACHERS' PENSION SCHEME886,476,0000
1.  Teachers' pensions6,778,574,0003,917,790,000
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' Pensions Scheme and on behalf of their employers.
TOTAL, 2004–056,778,574,000886,476,0003,917,790,0000

Part 5Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND191,659,0000
1.  Improving the quality and standards of education and childcare through independent inspection regulation and advice194,860,0005,251,000
The inspection of schools, other educational institutions, early education providers, local education authorities, teacher training (institutions and in-service training) and regulation of childcare for young children as well as the inspection of education for 16 to 19 year olds and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05194,860,000191,659,0005,251,0000

Part 6Department of Health, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH53,524,530,0001,183,040,000
1.  Securing health care for those who need it50,965,112,00016,971,289,000
Strategic health authorities and primary care trusts under their unified budgets, family health services (including general medical, general ophthalmic, general dental and pharmaceutical services); Public Dividend Capital to NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts, loans to NHS Foundation Trusts, education, training, research and development; centrally managed expenditure on behalf of the NHS; forming, investing in or providing loans or guarantees to companies that will provide facilities or services to the NHS, to provide hospital financing for credit guarantee finance pilot projects, services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Executive, National Assembly for Wales 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 health3,398,271,00042,233,000
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 non-departmental 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, research and development, information services and health promotion activities; provision of personal social services (including grants to local authorities); YO medical treatment given to people from the United Kingdom in other countries of the European Economic Area; 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; payments made under Sector Challenge arrangements with the Department of Trade and Industry; services provided to or on behalf of the Scottish Executive, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland; Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, and associated non-cash items.
3.  Office of the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts5,000,0000
Grant in aid funding for the Office of the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts.
TOTAL, 2004–0554,368,383,00053,524,530,00017,013,522,0001,183,040,000

Part 7National Health Service Pension Scheme, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE PENSION SCHEME1,0000
1.  National Health Service Pension Scheme6,191,453,0005,916,243,000
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.
TOTAL, 2004–056,191,453,0001,0005,916,243,0000

Part 8Food Standards Agency, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY136,867,0000
1.  Protecting and promoting public health in relation to food139,028,00058,534,000
Administration, inspections, surveillance, managing research and development, education, publicity and publications, funding for non-cash items; funding of the Meat Hygiene Service.
TOTAL, 2004–05139,028,000136,867,00058,534,0000

Part 9Department for Transport, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT9,740,815,0009,214,000
1.  Promoting modern, integrated and safe transport and providing customer-focused regulation11,031,616,000297,381,000
Ports and shipping services; the National Ports Council Pension and Compensation Schemes; water freight grants; the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; civil and international aviation services including costs relating to the World Health Organisation study into airline travel and Deep Vein Thrombosis and type approval testing of electronic screening devices for use in enforcing aviation provisions of the Railways and Transport Safety Bill; 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; YO payments to local authorities for the maintenance of de-trunked roads and promotion, publicity and publications in support of the Highways Agency operations; the operation of the Dartford River crossing; compensation to private tolled undertakings for the imposition of VAT on tolls; Bus Service Operator grant; Multi Modal Studies; promoting efficiencies in sustainable distribution; support to nationalised transport industries; Powershift and CleanUp programmes; Transport Direct; royal travel; transport security; the Commission for Integrated Transport; trans-European network funds; costs relating to the PHARE programme; YO support for other minor transport services; compensation and pension costs relating to pre-DVLC local authority driver and vehicle 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); YO Vehicle Certification Agency; Vehicle Certification Agency enforcement; speed and red light camera enforcement; grants to Railtrack, British Rail and London Underground; payments and loans under section 63 of the Railways Act 1993 to Railtrack plc (in administration); PPP Arbiter; grants to the Strategic Rail Authority; the Channel Tunnel Rail Link; National Freight Company travel concessions; railway industry and National Freight Company pensions funds; the British Transport Police; research, development, statistics, censuses and surveys, safety and mobility, publicity, promotion and advice and publications, monitoring, consultancies; selling into wider markets, including export opportunities; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; YO compensation; the administration and operation of the department; payments to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 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; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0511,031,616,0009,740,815,000297,381,0009,214,000

Part 10Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER52,770,275,000104,000
1.  Improving the quality of life by creating thriving, inclusive and sustainable communities in all regions8,808,880,00073,857,000
Housing revenue account subsidy; homelessness and rough sleepers; payments to the Housing Corporation; payments to the Audit Commission for registered social landlord inspections; renewal of private sector housing; best value in housing; home selling; rent and leasehold services; national approved letting scheme; social housing mobility; council tenant participation; payments to Housing Action Trusts; Estate Action; the Starter Homes initiative; the Supporting People programme; choice-based local authority lettings; The Rent Service Agency; Local Authority social housing Grant transitional compensation; payments to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; disabled facilities grant; Housing Improvement Agencies; charges by Valuation Offices in respect of Right to Buy; YO refurbishment and acquisition of gypsy sites; deprived neighbourhoods, including the New Deal for Communities programmes; payments to the Urban Regeneration Agency; payments to the Department of Trade and Industry for Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency; Groundwork; initiatives to accelerate the growth areas, including payments to development corporations and other local delivery agencies; grants and payments for creating and improving parks and public spaces; co-ordinating strategy for the effective management of the abandoned vehicles problem; 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, including minerals programmes; YO planning-aid; the Planning Inspectorate; fire services, including measures to deal with the aftermath of terrorism; payments and loans to the Fire Service College (trading fund); special grants paid to fire authorities under section 88B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988; fire service superannuation; payments in connection with Ordnance Survey trading fund; regional chambers; payments for the Mersey Basin Campaign; minor grants and payments in support of housing, regeneration, 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; YO subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; the Deputy Prime Minister’s chairmanship of Ministerial Committees; co-ordination of cross-cutting issues including social exclusion; the residual functions of Property Services Agency (PSA); residual payments concerning the privatisation of the Building Research Establishment; payments and loans in connection with the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre trading fund; the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit; the Teenage Pregnancy Unit; the administration and operation of the Office; providing for the administration of the Government Offices; the purchase, acquisition, hire, lease and rent of land, buildings, plant, equipment, machinery, vehicles and capital assets; research; special payments; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Providing for effective devolved decision making within a national framework43,891,759,0004,737,000
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 2003-04 and previous years; preparation for the Greater London Authority and related bodies; Greater London Authority (GLA) general grant; YO intervention action and capacity building in local authorities; local Public Service Agreement (PSA) performance fund payments; special grants paid under section 88B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003; Best Value grants to Parish Councils; grants to beacon councils; 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, and to the Commission for Local Administration in England; mapping and other costs associated with local government reviews and revisions to administrative and electoral boundaries following Parish and Electoral Commission reviews; YO grant-in-aid to the Standards Board for England and to Valuation Tribunal Service; payments in respect of the work of the Parliamentary Boundary commissions; electoral functions in the United Kingdom; 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, 2004–0552,700,639,00052,770,275,00078,594,000104,000

Part 11Office of the Rail Regulator, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF THE RAIL REGULATOR [9]1,0000
1.  To create a better railway for passengers and freight, and better value for public funding authorities, through independent, fair and effective regulation1,00014,797,000
Administration, capital expenditure and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–051,0001,00014,797,0000

Note

9With effect from 5 July 2004 the title of the Estimate changes from Office of the Rail Regulator to Office of Rail Regulation.

Part 12Home Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
HOME OFFICE12,473,534,00013,590,000
1.  Building a safe, just and tolerant society12,341,608,000765,123,000
Police; the Forensic Science Service; registration of forensic practitioners; criminal policy and programmes including offender programmes and the National Probation Service, fire and emergency planning; the prevention and treatment of drug abuse; crime reduction and prevention; provision of services relating to the Crime and Disorder Act and the Private Security Industry Act; criminal justice planning system and other services related to crime; support to the voluntary sector; family policy issues; research; criminal injuries compensation; organised and international crime; control of immigration and nationality (including the provision of services relating to the Immigration and Asylum Act 2002); YO support for asylum seekers; refunds of fines to carriers of inadequately documented passengers; assisted return programmes including interception projects; issue of passports; work permits; community and constitutional services and the Experience Corps; firearms compensation and related matters; claims by local authorities for the Kosovan evacuees special grant; placements in secure accommodation under Sections 90 or 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000; administration and Prisons (including central administration and other costs arising from the detention of prisoners); immigration removal centres; YO Prison Service colleges; the Parole Board: the storage and maintenance of equipment; transport management; grants to “Prisoners Abroad”: Welfare to Work schemes; funding for joint initiatives within the criminal justice system; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0512,341,608,00012,473,534,000765,123,00013,590,000

Part 13Assets Recovery Agency, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
ASSETS RECOVERY AGENCY15,401,0000
1.  Helping to reduce crime by recovering the proceeds of crime through criminal confiscation, civil recovery and taxation15,495,0000
Payments and expenses related to investigation, litigation and enforcement of referred cases from law enforcement agencies, expenses for the development and delivery of specialist training courses in financial investigation and other associated asset identification and recovery, expenses related to the administration and management of the service provision and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0515,495,00015,401,00000

Part 14Charity Commission, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
CHARITY COMMISSION28,959,0000
1.  Giving the public confidence in the integrity of charity28,535,00020,000
Administration, capital expenditure and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0528,535,00028,959,00020,0000

Part 15Department for Constitutional Affairs, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS33,728,800,0000
1.  To promote the development of a modern, fair, cost effective and efficient system of justice for all3,247,827,000431,755,000
HQ and Associated Offices; administration of the Judicial Pensions Scheme; the Court Service; the Public Guardianship Office; Legal Aid in criminal cases; Criminal Defence Service; Community Legal Service; administration for Legal Services Commission; administration for the Office of the Information Commissioner; costs paid from central funds; the magistrates' courts; the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; payments in relation to machinery of government transfers; grant-in-aid to the Trafford Law Centre for a pilot scheme to evaluate proposals for providing improved advice and support to tribunal customers; payments to HM Land Registry; costs in relation to constitutional offices; other legal services; associated non-cash items; and for joint initiatives in the Criminal Justice System.
2.  Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland within the UK Government20,786,384,000965,000
Administration; the Boundary Commission for Scotland; the Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems in 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 Wales9,848,627,0009,000
Administration; Lord Lieutenants' expenditure; the North Wales Child Abuse Inquiry; payments to support expenditure by the National Assembly for Wales and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0533,882,838,00033,728,800,000432,729,0000

Part 16Department for Constitutional Affairs: Judicial Pensions Scheme, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS: JUDICIAL PENSIONS SCHEME1,0000
1.  Judicial pensions scheme24,168,00068,114,000
Pensions etc, in respect of members of judicial pensions scheme, and for other related services.
TOTAL, 2004–0524,168,0001,00068,114,0000

Part 17Northern Ireland Court Service, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
NORTHERN IRELAND COURT SERVICE89,946,0000
1.  Supporting the effective and efficient administration of justice in Northern Ireland95,121,00010,942,000
Operation of the courts; policy and legislation; accommodation services; grants to sundry bodies and associated non-cash items, grant of funding for the provision of publicly funded legal services and grant in aid to support the administration of the governing body.
TOTAL, 2004–0595,121,00089,946,00010,942,0000

Part 18The National Archives: Public Record Office and Historical Manuscripts Commission, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES: PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE AND HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION30,379,0000
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 records36,731,0001,605,000
Payments for expenditure by the Public Record Office and Historical Manuscripts Commission on administration and operational associated non-cash costs.
TOTAL, 2004–0536,731,00030,379,0001,605,0000

Part 19The Crown Prosecution Service, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
THE CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE457,654,0000
1.  Increasing public confidence in the criminal justice system through fair, firm and effective prosecutions456,614,00030,950,000
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, 2004–05456,614,000457,654,00030,950,0000

Part 20Serious Fraud Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE34,500,0000
1.  Reducing fraud and the cost of fraud and delivering justice and the rule of law30,390,00025,000
Administration, investigation, prosecution and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0530,390,00034,500,00025,0000

Part 21HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
HM PROCURATOR GENERAL AND TREASURY SOLICITOR14,527,0000
1.  Providing comprehensive and competitive legal services to government departments and publicly funded bodies13,543,00073,316,000
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, 2004–0513,543,00014,527,00073,316,0000

Part 22Ministry of Defence, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE28,560,085,000233,134,000
1.  Provision of defence capability31,207,061,0001,235,779,000
Personnel costs of the armed forces and their reserves and cadet forces (including provision for Naval Service to a number not exceeding 45,325; provision for Army Service to a number not exceeding 128,195; provision for Air Force Service to a number not exceeding 57,415; 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 I, III, IV and V of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 in House of Commons Paper No. 283 of Session 2003–04) and personnel costs of Defence Ministers and of civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence; movements; charter of ships; YO 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.  Conflict prevention50,360,0000
Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; and other associated non-cash items.
3.  War pensions and allowances, etc1,151,221,0000
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, 2004–0532,408,642,00028,560,085,0001,235,779,000233,134,000

Part 23Armed Forces Retired Pay, Pensions etc, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
ARMED FORCES RETIRED PAY, PENSIONS ETC1,662,493,0000
1.  Armed forces retired pay, pensions etc.3,484,782,0001,230,664,000
Payment of retired pay, pensions and lump sum benefits to persons covered by the scheme.
TOTAL, 2004–053,484,782,0001,662,493,0001,230,664,0000

Part 24Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE1,417,355,00030,015,000
1.  Promoting internationally the interests of the UK and contributing to a strong world community1,418,662,000163,584,000
Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including British Trade International, 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, the BBC Monitoring Service; on grant-in-aid to 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 prevention98,450,0000
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, 2004–051,517,112,0001,417,355,000163,584,00030,015,000

Part 25Department for International Development, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT3,212,296,00025,000,000
1.  Eliminating poverty in poorer countries3,112,500,0005,333,000
International development under the International Development Act 2002, including financial and technical assistance to governments, institutions, voluntary agencies and individuals; capital and other subscriptions and contributions, including payments under guarantee to multilateral development banks and other international and regional bodies; emergency, refugee and other relief assistance; pensions and allowances in respect of overseas service including contributions to pension funds (including payments under the Overseas Pensions Act 1973, and grants in lieu of pensions); global environment assistance; payments to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); current and capital costs involved in the development of a public/private partnership with CDC Capital Partners; payments (under the authority of the European Communities Act 1972) to certain beneficiaries of the Gibraltar Social Insurance Fund; administration, related capital expenditure and other administrative costs; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Conflict prevention38,190,0000
Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; and on associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–053,150,690,0003,212,296,0005,333,00025,000,000

Part 26Department for International Development: Overseas Superannuation, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: OVERSEAS SUPERANNUATION117,672,0000
1.  Overseas superannuation74,891,0004,000
Pension and superannuation payments, grants and compensation payments, etc. in respect of overseas services; and sundry other services and expenditure.
TOTAL, 2004–0574,891,000117,672,0004,0000

Part 27Department of Trade and Industry, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY5,853,226,00019,151,242,000
1.  Increasing UK competitiveness2,124,413,0001,808,431,000
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, measures to protect investors, measures to promote the interests of consumers, YOsupport for employment relations programmes and measures to promote a skilled and flexible labour market; support for energy-related activities including measures related to regulation, civil emergency planning, environmental remediation and support for new and sustainable energy sources, security, nonproliferation; 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; the efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department including nuclear waste management and decommissioning and liabilities in respect of former coal and shipbuilding industry employees; YO provision of repayable credit facilities for British Energy and the Post Office; petroleum royalties; exchange risk and other guarantee losses; subscriptions to international organisations and fulfilment of international treaty obligations; payments to other Government Departments in relation to programmes supporting DTI objectives; support for Government Offices; grants and grants-in-aid to organisations promoting DTI objectives, including Non Departmental Public Bodies; financial assistance to public corporations including Ofcom; funding of the department’s executive agencies; YOissuing budgets and making payments to Regional Development Agencies, to which other government departments will contribute by supplying resources which DTI will appropriate in aid; 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 and dismissed miners; 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.
2.  Increasing scientific excellence in the UK and maximising its contribution to society2,468,084,00066,000
Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal Academy of Engineering; Office of Science and Technology initiatives; nuclear fusion; the University Challenge Fund; the Joint Infrastructure Fund; the Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils for Diamond Synchrotron; the Science Enterprise Challenge Scheme; the Science Research Investment Fund; Foresight Link Awards; the Department for Education and Skills, for the Higher Education Innovation Fund; exploitation of discoveries at public sector research establishments; the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Chevening Scholarships; fees payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; Research Council pensions; capital and administration costs of the Office of Science and Technology and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–054,592,497,0005,853,226,0001,808,497,00019,151,242,000

Part 28UK Trade & Investment, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
UK TRADE & INVESTMENT99,453,0000
1.  Enhanced competitiveness of companies in the UK through overseas sales and investment; and a continuing high level of quality foreign direct investment97,297,0001,195,000
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, 2004–0597,297,00099,453,0001,195,0000

Part 29Department of Trade and Industry: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY SUPERANNUATION SCHEMES128,000,0000
1.  Effective management of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes245,060,00030,000,000
Payment of pensions etc to members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes and the related expenditure and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05245,060,000128,000,00030,000,0000

Part 30Export Credits Guarantee Department, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT1,000105,000,000
1.  To provide export finance assistance through interest support to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports229,250,00061,395,000
Interest support to banks and other lenders of export finance, grants towards financing of exports to match foreign competition, 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 exports1,000158,394,000
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, and on associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05229,251,0001,000219,789,000105,000,000

Part 31Office of Fair Trading, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING54,539,0000
1.  Advancing and safeguarding the economic interests of UK consumers55,896,000309,000
Administrative and operational costs, and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0555,896,00054,539,000309,0000

Part 32Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS1,785,00050,000
1.  Protecting consumers by regulating monopolies and promoting competition in the electricity and gas industry1,00050,710,000
Administrative and operational costs, payments to DTI, co-operation with international regulators and associated non-cash items.
2.  Expenditure in connection with the Climate Change Levy700,0000
The accreditation of renewable energy producers and certification of output under the Finance Act 2000.
TOTAL, 2004–05701,0001,785,00050,710,00050,000

Part 33Postal Services Commission, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
POSTAL SERVICES COMMISSION1,0000
1.  Ensuring the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform tariff, protecting consumers and promoting competition1,00010,159,000
Administrative, operational costs and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–051,0001,00010,159,0000

Part 34Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS2,792,166,0006,578,000
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 England Rural Development Plan Guarantee Section as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible2,822,282,0003,054,161,000
Environmental protection; support for measures which improve local environmental quality; pollution emergency response services; flood and coastal protection and land drainage; water partnership supply and sewerage services, including national security; support to the environmental protection industry for environmental technology and for measures to promote sustainable development; measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve energy efficiency, security and environmental practice; botanical services; radon measurement and support of remedial works campaigns; YOsupport for agriculture in special areas; food safety and hygiene; support for rural and regional development; assistance to production; marketing and processing in the agriculture, fisheries and food industries; assistance to the residuary Milk Marketing Board; cover for payment arising out of the Factortame group of claims following the House of Lords judgement in October 1999; emergency and strategic food services; plant health; support for the fishing industry; compensation payments to producers; YO grants and other financial support to voluntary bodies; support for measures to stimulate sustainable consumption of goods and services; countryside management and stewardship; conservation; national parks grants; support of countryside and wildlife initiatives; animal health and welfare; emergency measures, including foot and mouth eradication and compensation schemes; other services including emergency measures in relation to BSE; grant-in-aid to Non-Departmental Public Bodies and Public Corporations; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; publicity, promotion, awareness and publications; commissioned and departmental research and development; YO specialist support services, management and development of staff, other departmental administration costs, regional restructuring costs; EU receipts; giving effect in the United Kingdom to the agricultural support provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy and England Rural Development Plan of the European Union including compensation payments to producers and support for agriculture in special areas and associated non-cash costs.
TOTAL, 2004–052,822,282,0002,792,166,0003,054,161,0006,578,000

Part 35Forestry Commission, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
FORESTRY COMMISSION56,785,0000
1.  To implement the programmes of the England Forestry Strategy60,113,0000
Deliver the social, environmental and economic programmes of the England Forestry Strategy, connected to the distinctive needs of the Regions, through the promotion of forestry: and by managing of the Commission’s estate regulating planting and felling and offering incentives.
2.  To take the lead in development and promotion of sustainable forest management and to support its achievement nationally16,605,0000
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 European Union and internationally, set standards for sustainable forest management and encourage good forestry practice, conduct forest research and protect forests from pests and disease.
TOTAL, 2004–0576,718,00056,785,00000

Part 36Office of Water Services, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF WATER SERVICES588,0000
1.  Regulation of the water industry1,00014,400,000
Administration and operational costs and the provision of customer representation and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–051,000588,00014,400,0000

Part 37Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT3,850,399,0000
1.  Improving the quality of life through cultural and sporting activities1,325,178,00012,944,000
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 and sports bodies and schemes; the Royal Palaces and Parks; historic buildings, ancient monuments and sites, certain public buildings, and national heritage and architecture; listed places of worship scheme; promotion of tourism; support to film bodies and projects; YO sponsorship of the music industry; the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority, the Office of Communications and certain broadcasting services and schemes; alcohol, gambling, film and video licensing; related research, surveys and other services; central administration costs; expenses of the National Lottery Commission; commemorative services and Royal funerals; the Queen’s Golden Jubilee; transfer of pension values of certain bodies; expenses of Privatising the Tote and associated non-cash items.
2.  Broadening access to a rich and varied cultural and sporting life through home broadcasting2,525,937,0000
Payments to the British Broadcasting Corporation for home broadcasting; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–053,851,115,0003,850,399,00012,944,0000

Part 38Department for Work and Pensions, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS58,484,615,00011,052,000
1.  Ensuring the best start for all children and ending child poverty in 20 years252,235,000127,000
The administration costs of the child support system; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Promote work as the best form of welfare for people of working age, whilst protecting the position of those in greatest need33,941,104,000978,299,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of Severe Disablement Allowance; pensions gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; Income Support for the under 60's; Jobseeker’s Allowance (contribution-based); Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based); earnings top up pilot; job grant; back to work bonus; compensation payments to the National Insurance Fund in respect of Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay; YO Family Credit; the provision of training and assessment programmes for adults; the promotion of enterprise and the encouragement of self employment; help for unemployed people and disability rights. Measures to help people, particularly those on welfare and at a disadvantage in the labour market, into work; the administration of, and where appropriate the payment of allowances to people participating in, the Welfare to Work programme, the Job Transition Service and other employment programmes,pilot programmes and new measures to help people into work; temporary subsidies to employers; YO grants to voluntary bodies and local authorities towards the provision of supported employment; a Grant in Aid and the provision of a temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd; assistance and advice on employment service and labour market issues to international organisations; research; publicity and associated non-cash items. Subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local authorities towards the costs incurred in administering the Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit schemes; rent rebate, rent allowance; Council Tax Benefit; payments to local authorities in respect of anti-fraud and similar administrative measures; discretionary housing payments; YO sums payable for incentive payments in respect of Housing Benefit under occupation schemes; sums payable to third party providers of services to local authorities; compensation for sufferers, or their dependants, of certain dust related diseases; the Rent Service Agency; the Health and Safety Commission (HSC); grants paid by HSC to small businesses; the administration costs of the Children’s Client Group and associated non-cash items.
3.  Combat poverty and promote security and independence in retirement for today’s and tomorrow’s pensioners9,536,667,000145,709,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of non contributory retirement pensions; Christmas Bonus payments to pensioners; Income Support for the elderly; Pension Credit; payments made to the BBC in respect of the over 75’s free TV licence scheme; Grant in aid for the administration costs of Better Government for Older People; sums payable to fund payments and loans made by the Social Fund; Grant in Aid to OPRA and associated non-cash items.
4.  Improve the rights and opportunities for disabled people in a fair and inclusive society13,277,140,0004,406,000
The administration costs and benefit payments of Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; Disability Working Allowance; Carer’s Allowance; Vaccine Damage; Grants in Aid to the Disability Rights Commission, Motability, Independent Living Fund and associated non-cash items.
5.  Modernise welfare delivery so as to improve the accessibility, accuracy, and value for money of services to customers, including employers414,487,00069,398,000
Costs of modernising Departmental systems and services and associated non-cash items.
6.  Corporate contracts, support services and administration of the European Social Fund for England1,030,949,0001,064,032,000
Corporate administration; the costs associated with the Appeals Service; 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, other international educational programmes and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0558,452,582,00058,484,615,0002,261,971,00011,052,000

Part 39Northern Ireland Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE10,519,717,00050,000
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:1,104,478,0008,644,000
Expenditure on central administration services; VIP visits to Northern Ireland; the Bloody Sunday Inquiry; Reviews and Commissions arising from the Good Friday Agreement; expenditure on Victims of the Troubles; expenditure arising from the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Northern Ireland Act 2000; forensic services; services related to crime; YO criminal justice including juvenile justice services; probation and after-care; state pathology; Crown prosecutions and other legal services; compensation schemes; Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel for Northern Ireland; European Union peace and reconciliation projects; and certain other grants; implementation of the Independent Commission on Police findings; security; the Police Ombudsman; the Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland; the Parades Commission; arms decommissioning; policing; prisons including the Prison Service Trust; and associated non-cash items.
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 Northern Ireland Act 20009,384,000,0000
Grants to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund and transfers of EU funds.
TOTAL, 2004–0510,488,478,00010,519,717,0008,644,00050,000

Part 40HM Treasury, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
HM TREASURY202,912,0000
1.  Raising the rate of sustainable growth and achieving rising prosperity and a better quality of life, with economic and employment opportunities for all230,175,000812,000
Economic, financial and related administration; expenditure by the office of HM Paymaster General (OPG) for the provision of banking and related services to government departments and other bodies; grants in aid to four Parliamentary Bodies, expenses in connection with honours and dignities, a grant in aid to the Statistics Commission, payments relating to the Debt Management Office, payments under an indemnity guarantee in respect of Paymaster, payments to the Royal Mint, management and sales of residual government shareholdings and holdings of privatised companies' debt, and associated non-cash items.
2.  Cost-effective management of the supply of coins and actions to protect the integrity of coinage37,414,0000
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.  Obtaining the best value for money from Government’s commercial relationships on a sustainable basis39,722,00014,684,000
Administration and other related costs of the Office of Government Commerce and OGC buying.solutions, management and disposal of the surplus civil estate, management of the Whitehall District Heating and Standby Distribution systems and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05307,311,000202,912,00015,496,0000

Part 41HM Customs and Excise, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE1,260,221,000759,000
1.  Administering the indirect tax and customs control systems fairly and efficiently, enabling individuals and businesses to understand and comply with their obligations1,211,993,00019,551,000
Administrative costs of taxation; the operation of customs revenue controls; the provision of trade information and other customs and excise related services; supervision of the money laundering regulatory regime; payments in respect of Shipbuilders' Relief and the Customs and Excise National Museum; and on associated non-cash items.
2.  The effective and efficient prosecution of cases in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors28,074,0000
Administration and legal costs of prosecuting cases by the Customs and Excise Prosecutions Office, and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–051,240,067,0001,260,221,00019,551,000759,000

Part 42Inland Revenue, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
INLAND REVENUE12,376,186,0003,221,000
1.  Enabling businesses and individuals to understand and comply with their obligations in respect of their dealings with the Inland Revenue2,581,173,000402,511,000
Administration and the associated non-cash items incurred in the management and collection of the direct taxes, tax credits, national insurance contributions, child benefit and Child Trust Fund, administration of the National Insurance Funds for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for services provided to the Department’s information technology and wider markets' partners, for other departments and public bodies, and for overseas tax administrations.
2.  Growing a contribution to the good management of property where the public interest is involved1,000152,923,000
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 bodies121,000,0000
Transitional payments to charities, supplements on payroll giving, donations to charities and on personal and stakeholder pension schemes, life assurance premium relief, stamp duty relief and residual payments for mortgage interest relief, vocational training relief and private medical insurance.
4.  Making payments of rates to Local Authorities on behalf of certain bodies31,210,0003,710,000
Rates paid by the Inland Revenue Department in respect of non-domestic property occupied by accredited representatives of Commonwealth and foreign countries and certain international organisations, contributions in lieu of rates in respect of properties occupied by the Crown in Gibraltar and other similar payments.
5.  Payments of Child Benefit and Child Trust Fund endowments10,213,277,0000
Payments of Child Benefit, Child Trust Funds and the associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0512,946,661,00012,376,186,000559,144,0003,221,000

Part 43National Savings and Investments, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS169,650,0000
1.  Reducing the costs to the taxpayer of government borrowing now and in the future171,526,0004,755,000
Administration, payments for contracted out services under the PPP arrangement, publicity costs, and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05171,526,000169,650,0004,755,0000

Part 44Office for National Statistics, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS125,883,00079,000
1.  Providing statistical and registration services131,756,00036,861,000
Collection, preparation and dissemination of economic, social, labour market and other statistics; register services, departmental administration and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05131,756,000125,883,00036,861,00079,000

Part 45Government Actuary’s Department, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
GOVERNMENT ACTUARY'S DEPARTMENT750,0000
1.  Providing an actuarial consultancy service1,071,0008,827,000
Administration costs incurred in providing an actuarial consultancy service to Government and to other clients principally in the public sector, advising mainly on social security and pension schemes, population and other statistical studies and supervision of insurance and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–051,071,000750,0008,827,0000

Part 46Crown Estate Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
CROWN ESTATE OFFICE2,024,0000
1.  To maintain and enhance the value of The Crown Estate and the return obtained from it2,032,0000
The administration costs of The Crown Estate Commissioners and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–052,032,0002,024,00000

Part 47Cabinet Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
CABINET OFFICE239,220,000172,000
1.  Supporting the Prime Minister’s Office closely in ensuring the delivery of Government objectives269,164,00068,362,000
The Prime Minister’s Office; the offices of the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Minister of State, Cabinet Office; the offices of the Lord Privy Seal and of the Government Whips in the House of Commons and the House of Lords; the Parliamentary Counsel Office; the Cabinet Secretariat; payments to former Prime Ministers; the central management of, and delivery of services to, the Civil Service and wider public sector; improving public services; YO civil service reform; cross-departmental IT systems; co-ordination of cross-cutting issues; grants to certain not for profit organisations; emergency planning grants to local authorities; expenditure associated with the awards of honours and dignities; the Shareholder Executive; certain other services; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05269,164,000239,220,00068,362,000172,000

Part 48Security and Intelligence Agencies, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES1,087,359,000297,000
1.  Protecting and promoting the national security and economic well being of the UK1,096,300,00048,810,000
Administration and operational costs, research and developmental works, equipment and other payments, and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–051,096,300,0001,087,359,00048,810,000297,000

Part 49Cabinet Office: Civil superannuation, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
CABINET OFFICE: CIVIL SUPERANNUATION1,330,332,0000
1.  Civil superannuation5,351,374,0002,105,306,000
The superannuation of civil servants; pensions etc., and other pensions and non-recurrent payments; and for other related services.
TOTAL, 2004–055,351,374,0001,330,332,0002,105,306,0000

Part 50Central Office of Information, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION711,0000
1.  Achieving maximum communication effectiveness with best value for money716,0000
Advice to government centrally on publicity matters and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–05716,000711,00000

Part 51Privy Council Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE4,152,0000
1.  Ensuring the orderly conduct of Privy Council Office business4,158,00040,000
Administration and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–054,158,0004,152,00040,0000

Part 52Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND19,382,0000
1.  To undertake the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England18,130,0001,075,000
Administration costs; capital expenditure; providing services to support the Welsh Administration Ombudsman, the Health Service Commissioner for Wales and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0518,130,00019,382,0001,075,0000

Part 53House of Lords, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
HOUSE OF LORDS76,709,00065,000
1.  Members' expenses and administration, etc.94,391,0004,778,000
Members' expenses, administrative and accommodation costs together with associated non-cash items, including staff salaries and pensions, security, stationery, printing, financial assistance to opposition parties, and a grant in aid to the History of Parliament Trust.
TOTAL, 2004–0594,391,00076,709,0004,778,00065,000

Part 54House of Commons: Members, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
HOUSE OF COMMONS: MEMBERS143,410,0000
1.  Members' salaries and allowances138,660,0000
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, other associated costs and non-cash items.
2.  Grants to other bodies5,860,0000
Financial assistance to Opposition parties and an Exchequer contribution to the Members' Fund.
TOTAL, 2004–05144,520,000143,410,00000

Part 55House of Commons: Administration, 2004–05

Table of the resources authorised for use and the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending with 31st March 2005, arising from Estimates laid before the House of Commons under section 3 of the House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated Fund
££
HOUSE OF COMMONS: ADMINISTRATION147,550,000
1.  House of Commons Administrative Expenditure190,250,000
General administration: including staff costs, general expenses, stationery, printing, broadcasting, IT, catering, and accommodation services; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Grants to other bodies1,200,000
Grant in aid to the History of Parliament Trust.
TOTAL, 2004–05191,450,000147,550,000

Part 56National Audit Office, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE59,900,0000
1.  Providing independent assurance to Parliament and other organisations on the management of public resources60,197,00017,500,000
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 and assets, including compliance with laws and regulations, and in the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which central government resources have been used; and 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.
TOTAL, 2004–0560,197,00059,900,00017,500,0000

Part 57Electoral Commission, 2004–05

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2005;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for ResourcesNet Resources authorised for useGrants out of the Consolidated FundOperating Appropriations in AidNon-operating Appropriations in Aid
££££
ELECTORAL COMMISSION38,197,0000
1.  Electoral Commission38,356,0001,504,000
Amounts required in the year ending 31 March 2005 for expenditure by the Electoral Commission on carrying out the functions and duties imposed on it by, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and other relevant enactments regarding the registers of political parties, recognised third parties and permitted participants; receiving annual statement of accounts from parties and their Accounting Units; reports of disclosable donations and returns as to expenditure on election and referendum campaigns from political parties (third parties and permitted participants); YO making information publicly available in accordance with the Act; making regulations and preparing codes of practice in accordance with the Act, promoting and monitoring compliance with the controls imposed by, or by virtue of, the Act and other relevant enactments and taking enforcement action as necessary; making grants to eligible parties for policy development; reporting on the conduct of elections and referendums; reviewing and advising on the administration and law of elections and encouraging best practice; YO promoting participation in and increased understanding of the democratic process; providing guidance on and acting as a reference point for advice on the conduct of elections and referendums; planning for and undertaking the effective conduct of referendums; exercising the powers and carrying out the functions and duties imposed on the Electoral Commission by, and by virtue of, the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003; YOplanning for the transfer of Parliamentary constituency review functions, undertaking local government reviews, boundary, structural and electoral arrangements reviews of local authority areas in England and reviews of London and elected Regional Assembly electoral arrangements, assessing the recommendations resulting from such reviews and making Orders implementing those agreed by the Commission, or as appropriate, making recommendations to the Government; related purposes and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2004–0538,356,00038,197,0001,504,0000

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