House of Lords written statement – made on 23rd November 2010.
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lords Spokesperson (Attorney General's Office), Lords Spokesperson (Wales Office), The Advocate-General for Scotland, Lords Spokesperson (Scotland Office)
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, the Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) for Scottish Government will be increased by £302,413,000 from £28,401,374,000 to £28,703.787,000. Within the total DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is set out in the following table:
| (£,000) | Change | New DEL |
| Resource DEL | 158,993 | 25,857,454 |
| of which: | ||
| Non Ring-Fenced | 125,993 | 25,243,842 |
| Capital DEL | 149,621 | 3,388,567 |
| Resource DEL + Capital DEL | 308,614 | 29,246,021 |
| Less Depreciation | 6,201 | 542,234 |
| Total DEL | 302,413 | 28,703,787 |
DEL provision for the Scotland Office will remain unchanged.
The increase in the Scotland DEL takes account of the following adjustments to the Scottish Government provision:
the take-up of End Year Flexibility (EYF) by the Scottish Government amounting to £302,621,000 (including £6,201,000 for depreciation and impairments); andclear line of sight classification changes-student loans of £4,500,000.
The DEL increase also includes the following changes:
a transfer of £1,180,000 from the Home Office in respect of the Migration Impact Fund; a transfer of £100,000 from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to Marine Scotland in respect of marine protected areas; anda transfer of £213,000 from the Department for Children, Schools and Families in respect of the Child Trust Fund.
Changes to DEL
Scotland Office DEL
The Scotland Office DEL will remain unchanged.
Scotland DEL
Take up of EYF by the Scottish Government of £302,621,000 (£153,000,000 near cash, £33,000,000 non-cash and £149,621,000 capital).
Clear Line of Sight classification changes amounting to £4,500,000.
Other transfers of £1,493,000 as follows:
a transfer of £1,180,000 from the Home Office in respect of the Migration Impact Fund; a transfer of £100,000 from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to Marine Scotland in respect of marine protected areas; anda transfer of £213,000 from the Department for Children, Schools and Families in respect of the Child Trust Fund.
In addition, provision for depreciation increases by £6,201,000.
Within the total DEL change, the impact on resources and capital is set out in the following table:
| (£,000) | Change | New DEL |
| Resource DEL | 158,993 | 25,857,454 |
| of which: | ||
| Non Ring-Fenced | 125,993 | 25,243,842 |
| Capital DEL | 149,621 | 3,388,567 |
| Resource DEL + Capital DEL | 308,614 | 29,246,021 |
| Less Depreciation/Impairments | 6,201 | 542,234 |
| Total DEL | 302,413 | 28,703,787 |
Changes to AME an increase in provision of £2,686,000 for NHS Pensions (Scotland);an increase in provision of £40,293,000 for Teachers Pensions (Scotland);an increase in provision of £20,000,000 for NHS impairments;a reduction in provision of £5,258,000 for Student Loans; anda reduction in provision of £4,500,000 for Clear Line of Sight classification changes-Student Loans.
Changes to Non-Budget a reduction of £177,737,000 for changes in cash to accrual adjustments.
There is an increase in the grant payable to the Scottish Consolidated Fund of £539,572,000 from £26,609,096,000 to £27,148,668,000.
