Deputy Prime Minister written statement – made at on 21 November 2006.
John Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
Subject to Parliamentary approval of the new Estimate, the Deputy prime minister's Office Departmental Expenditure Limits for 2006-07 will be £1,960,000 as set out in the table below:
| New DEL | ||||
| £'000 | Change | Voted | Non-voted | Total |
| Resource DEL | 0 | 1,960 | 0 | 1,960 |
| Of which: Administration Budget | 0 | 1,960 | 0 | 1,960 |
| Near-cash in RDEL | 0 | 1,940 | 0 | 1,940 |
| Capital | ||||
| Depreciation* | ||||
| Total | 0 | 1,960 | 0 | 1,960 |
| Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL, since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting. | ||||
The administration costs limit for the Deputy Prime Minister's Office will be £1,960,000 million. This resource will be used for the costs of its administration.
The office of Deputy Prime Minister is one that has only existed occasionally in the history of the United Kingdom. Unlike analogous offices in other nations, the Deputy Prime Minister does not have any of the powers of the Prime Minister in the latter's absence and there is no presumption that the Deputy Prime Minister will succeed the Prime Minister.
The post has existed intermittently and there have been a number of disputed occasions as to whether or not the title has actually been conferred.
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