Supplementary Estimate 2014-15

Wales Office written statement – made at on 9 February 2015.

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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

TOTAL NON VOTED TME

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