Wales Office written statement – made at on 9 February 2015.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Welsh Government’s (WG) Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) net of ring fenced depreciation and impairments will be increased by £157,433,000 from £15,170,933,000 to £15,328,366,000.
The following changes have been made to the Welsh Government’s Departmental Expenditure limit:
- Devolved Administration Budget Exchange addition of £98,244,000 (£65,733,000 resource, £16,944,000 ring-fenced depreciation and £15,567,000 capital);
- A claim on the Reserves for the following:-
· Barnett Consequentials for 2014-15 Council Tax freeze for £18,819,000
· Blue Lights Charities for £481,000
· Coastal Communities Fund for £1,550,000
· NATO Costs for £900,000
· Structural Funds in West Wales for £3,807,000
· Student Loans of £47,000,000;
- A DEL adjustment to VAT on legal services of £-106,000;
- A budget transfer from the Department of Energy and Climate Change of £1,456,000;
- A budget transfer to the Department for Works and Pensions of £-1,000,000;
- A budget transfer from DCMS in respect of Broadband UK for £31,275,000 (capital);
- Autumn Statement: Barnett Consequentials of £1,344,000;
- Business rate Barnett Consequentials of £17,423,000;
- A cash management rebate of £184,000.
Within the total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) changes, the impact is set out in the following tables:
DEL Control Totals
£m nominal | Main Estimate | Changes | Supplementary Estimate |
Resource DEL (RDEL) | 14,222 | 173 | 14,395 |
of which: | |||
RDEL excluding depreciation | 13,715 | 109 | 13,824 |
depreciation ring fence in RDEL | 386 | 17 | 403 |
student loans ring fence in RDEL | 121 | 47 | 168 |
Capital DEL | 1,455 | 48 | 1,503 |
Changes to Welsh Government Control Totals for 2014-15 since 2010 Spending Review
RDEL | Ring-fenced depreciation | Ring-fenced student loans | Capital DEL | |
£m | £m | £m | £m | |
2010 Spending Review settlement | 13,520.988 | 385.543 | 120.851 | 1,106.013 |
Barnett Consequentials: Budget 2011 | 3.498 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Barnett Consequentials: Autumn Statement 2011 | -2.275 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 96.516 |
Barnett Consequentials: Budget 2012 | 0.967 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -0.841 |
Barnett Consequentials: Autumn Statement 2012 | -49.948 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 132.077 |
Barnett Consequentials: Budget 2013 | -30.576 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 97.632 |
Barnett Consequentials: Autumn Statement 2013 | 12.102 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.775 |
Barnett Consequentials: Budget 2014 | 7.015 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.915 |
Barnett Consequentials: Autumn Statement 2014 | 1.344 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machinery of Gov't change for Animal Health | 15.782 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machinery of Gov't change: Council Tax Benefit | 222.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
RDEL Adjustment: s33 VAT refunds for Natural Resources Wales | -1.232 | |||
Budget Transfer from DWP: Social Fund | 12.184 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Budget Transfer from DfE: Teacher Training | 0.168 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Budget Transfer from DWP: Welfare | 5.200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Budget Transfer from MOJ: Administrative Justice Tribunal Council | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Budget Transfer to Dept Health | -0.609 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Budget Transfers | -0.862 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Opening Position for 2014-15 Main Estimate | 13,715.846 | 385.543 | 120.851 | 1,455.087 |
Barnett Consequentials: Autumn Statement 2014 | 1.344 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Reserve Claim: Barnett Consequentials for 2014-15 Council Tax freeze | 18.819 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Budget Exchange | 65.733 | 16.944 | 0.000 | 15.567 |
Budget Transfer from DCMS: Broadband | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 31.275 |
Budget Transfer to DWP: Welfare | -1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Business Rates Barnett Consequentials | 17.423 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Budget Transfer from DECC: Energy Agreement | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.456 |
Cash Management Rebate | 0.184 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Reserve claim: blue lights charities | 0.481 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Reserve Claim: Coastal Communities Fund | 1.550 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Reserve claim: NATO Costs | 0.900 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Reserve Claim: Structural Funds in West Wales | 3.807 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Reserve Claim: Student Loans | 0.000 | 0.000 | 47.000 | 0.000 |
RDEL adjustment: VAT on Legal Services | -0.106 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Current Control Totals (Supplementary Estimate 2014-15) | 109.135 | 16.944 | 47.000 | 48.298 |
Opening Position | Changes | Current Position | |
Fiscal RDEL | 13,715.846 | 109.135 | 13,824.981 |
Ring-fenced depreciation in RDEL | 385.543 | 16.944 | 402.487 |
Ring-fenced student loans in RDEL | 120.851 | 47.000 | 167.851 |
Capital DEL | 1,455.087 | 48.298 | 1,503.385 |
Total DEL (RDEL including ringfences + CDEL) | 15,677.327 | 221.377 | 15,898.704 |
Total DEL (RDEL excluding ringfences + CDEL) | 15,170.933 | 157.433 | 15,328.366 |
The net effect of these and other changes is to increase the grant payable to the Welsh Consolidated Fund by £315,171,000 from £13,376,858,000 to £13,692,029,000. Full details are set out in the table below.
RECONCILIATION OF GRANT PAYABLE TO THE WELSH CONSOLIDATED FUND 2014-15
Main Estimate | Changes | Supplementary Estimate | ||
£'000 | £'000 | £'000 | ||
Expenditure Classified as DEL | 15,675,983 | 221,377 | 15,897,360 | |
Expenditure Classified as AME | 443,069 | 152,410 | 595,479 | |
Total Managed Expenditure | 16,119,052 | 373,787 | 16,492,839 | |
Less: | ||||
Non Voted expenditure: | ||||
LA Credit Approvals | 88,800 | 0 | 88,800 | |
Other Non-Voted | 6,078 | 0 | 6,078 | |
Resource Ringfenced Non Cash | 506,394 | 63,944 | 570,338 | |
AME Non-cash | 153,259 | 106,636 | 259,895 | |
754,531 | 170,580 | 925,111 | ||
TOTAL VOTED TME | 15,364,521 | 203,207 | 15,567,728 | |
Less Voted receipts | ||||
Contributions from the National Insurance Fund | 946,933 | 26,451 | 973,384 | |
NDR Receipts | 1,041,000 | -3,415 | 1,037,585 | |
TOTAL | 1,987,933 | 23,036 | 2,010,969 | |
Add Timing Adjustments | ||||
Increase / Decrease in Debtors & Creditors | 270 | 135,000 | 135,270 | |
TOTAL GRANT TO WELSH CONSOLIDATED FUND | 13,376,858 | 315,171 | 13,692,029 |