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Written question asked by Oliver Letwin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 December 2007. It was answered by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 March 2008 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the Winter Supplementary Estimates (HC 29), if he will break down his Department’s (a) main estimate and (b) winter supplementary estimate provision by subhead in (i) near cash and (ii) non-cash terms.
Answer

Near-cash and non-cash are essentially used as departmental expenditure limit (DEL) budgetary control concepts and are not specifically identified with voted resources in estimates. However, we have been able to break down net total resources for each section in the ““Part II: Subhead”” detail table of our main and winter supplementary estimate as follows. The significant change between the main and winter supplementary figures is the result of the machinery of government changes announced on 28 June 2007. The resources voted for Department for Education and Skills in the main estimate were divided between the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Subhead Detail
£000
Main Winter supplementary
RfR1:
Spending in departmental expenditure limits (DEL)
Central Government spending
A Activities to Support All Functions 297,628 237,499
B Support for Schools and Teachers not through Local Education Authorities 1,016,355 1,017,805
C Support for Children and Families not paid through Local Authorities 871,426 871,286
D Higher Education 193,036 —
E Higher Education Receipts from the Department of Trade and Industry -363,676 —
F Further Education, Adult Learning and Skills for Lifelong Learning and International Programmes 784,167 5,760,703
G Support for Students in Higher Education 2,342,283 —
H Compensation to Former College of Education Staff 11,870 11,813
I Current Grants for Local Area Agreements to Support Children and Families 328,691 343,404
Support for Local Authorities
J Current Grants for Local Education Authorities to Support Schools and Teachers 4,427,268 4,429,668
K Capital Grants for Local Education Authorities to Support Schools 3,444,169 3,447,150
L Higher Education Fees and Awards through Local Education Authorities 1,000 —
M Current Grants to Local Authorities to Support Children and Families 57,200 57,200
N Capital Grants to Local Authorities to Support Children and Families 55,228 55,228
O Dedicated Schools Grants 28,286,881 28,286,881
Spending in Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)
Central Government spending
P Loans to Students -515,000 —
Non-Budget
Q Grant in Aid to NDPBs supporting Children and Families 739,295 741,795
R Loans to Students and Grant in Aid to NDPBs supporting Higher Education 99,480 99,480
S Loans to Students and Grant in Aid to NDPBs supporting Higher Education 7,276,930 —
T Grant in Aid to NDPBs supporting Further Education, Adult Education and Skills and Lifelong Learning 11,277,720 91,057
Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL)
Support for Local Authorities
U Further Education supporting sixth Forms — 2,022,881
RFR2:
Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL)
Central Government spending
A Sure Start Current grants not through Local Authorities 93,712 88,812
B Sure Start Schools Current grants not through Local Authorities 43,340 43,340
C Sure Start Current Grants for Local Area Agreements 1 1
Support for Local Authorities
D LA Current Grants 1,099,301 1,099,301
E LA Capital Grants 523,025 523,025
RfR3:
Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL)
Central Government spending
A Children’s Fund 40,000 40,000
Support for Local Authorities
B LA Current Grants 150,100 150,100
Total Net Resource 62,581,430 49,418,429

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
472 c2449-50W; 174995
Session
2007-08
Related items
Subjects
Public expenditure Department for Children, Schools and Families
Link
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