Constitutional Affairs written statement – made at on 7 April 2005.
David Lammy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs)
Subject to parliamentary approval, the Department for Constitutional Affairs Departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £71,000,000. This will be in addition to the DEL limit due to be published in the main estimate for 2005–06.
The change in the resource element of the Department for Constitutional Affairs DEL follows HM Treasury approval to transfer £71,000,000 from the non-voted consolidated fund in relation to General Election costs.
In a general election, each constituency chooses an MP to represent it by process of election. The party who wins the most seats in parliament is in power, with its leader becoming Prime Minister and its Ministers/Shadow Ministers making up the new Cabinet. If no party has a majority, this is known as a hung Parliament. The next general election will take place on or before 3rd June 2010.
In a general election, each constituency chooses an MP to represent it by process of election. The party who wins the most seats in parliament is in power, with its leader becoming Prime Minister and its Ministers/Shadow Ministers making up the new Cabinet. If no party has a majority, this is known as a hung Parliament. The next general election will take place on or before 3rd June 2010.
