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Department of Finance - Public Expenditure: 2021-22 January Monitoring

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Published at 5.00 pm on 20 January 2022.

 

Mr Murphy (The Minister of Finance): This statement notifies the Assembly of the outcome of the Executive’s January Monitoring exercise.

Executive Agreements ahead of January Monitoring

As set out in my written statement of 13 January, the Executive has agreed a number of urgent allocations in advance of the January Monitoring round.

These include £55 million to the Department for Communities for an Energy Payment Support Scheme and allocations of £2.0 million and £1.8 million to the Department for Infrastructure in relation to energy cost impacts on DfI Roads street lighting and NIW respectively.

The Executive also agreed the allocation of £40.0 million to the Department of Finance for the Omicron Hospitality Payment so that this support could be provided urgently to the sector.

The resources available included in this paper include those which were used to fund these allocations. The allocations themselves, while not included in either the Bids or Allocations tables, have been reflected in the January Monitoring outcome.

2021-22 January Monitoring

Available Funding

Following conclusion of the October Monitoring exercise there have been a number of changes which have resulted in additional funding being available for allocation.

Barnett Consequentials

Treasury has now confirmed the actual Barnett consequential resulting from the announcement of additional spending for NHS England. This has resulted in an additional £0.8m Resource DEL and a reduction of £3.7 million Capital DEL from the estimate included in October Monitoring.

As set out in my statement of 13 January, the Executive will receive a Barnett consequential of £13.8 million Resource DEL as a result of the from the British Government announcement of support for households over the winter.

A further £44.5 million Capital DEL has arisen as a result of the net effect of additional Cross Rail Barnett and adjustment in relation to a previous Spending Round allocation.

Treasury has also provided the Executive with a £150 million advance on Barnett consequentials anticipated to arise from additional spending on Omicron in England. While there is the potential requirement for this to be repaid should actual allocation to Whitehall departments not result in this level of Barnett, the latest indications for the Treasury are that this is unlikely to be the case.

Central Items

Changes to a number of central items, including adjustment for Budget Exchange Scheme to Final Outturn position, regional rates forecasts, Delivering Social Change, EU match funding, cash management charge, Air Passenger Duty, ROI A5 contribution adjustment and Financial Transaction Capital adjustments have resulted an additional £14.8 million Resource DEL, a reduction of £3.3 million Capital DEL and an additional £3.2 million Financial Transaction Capital DEL for allocation.

Treasury has confirmed that it will provide a one-off additional funding allocation of £24.9 million for the costs arising from legislative changes to the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR). This has allowed DoJ and DoH to surrender funding previously held for this purpose.

City Deals

£2.2 million of the £5.8 million held centrally City Deals funding for 2021-22 will be provided to DfE as requested. The remaining £3.7 million Capital DEL is not required for this purpose and therefore has been made available for allocation.

The remaining £0.07 million of the funding held centrally to cover Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) costs relating to City Deals has also been surrendered as it is not required this year.

Reduced Requirements

Reduced requirements declared by departments come to £140.5 million Resource DEL, £3.1 Ring-fenced Resource DEL, £57.0 million Capital DEL and £2.8m Financial Transaction Capital.  Full details are included at Annex A.

The Department for the Economy has declared Resource DEL reduced requirements of £2.4 million in relation to the Protocol, £5.4 million for RHI and £0.2 million for New Deal. FSA have declared a reduced requirement of £0.3 million Resource DEL in relation to the Protocol.  These reduced requirements are for funding ring-fenced by Treasury for these specific purpose as such are not available for reallocation and must be surrendered to Treasury. They are not detailed at Annex A.

Reclassification

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs requested to reclassify £0.9 million from Resource DEL to Capital DEL for Marine Fisheries Fund National Capital Grants.  This provides an additional £0.9m Resource DEL for reallocation with a corresponding pressure on the Capital DEL budget. Detail is provided at Annex B.

Resources Available

The result of these changes is that £245.9 million Resource DEL, £3.2 million Ring-fenced Resource DEL, £100.5 million Capital DEL and £72.7 million Financial Transactions Capital DEL were available for allocation. 

Protocol

Back in June, £35.3 million Resource DEL and £0.3 million DEL had been allocated to departments with respect to the Protocol.

DAERA has now received a further 4.0 million Resource DEL and £6.0 million Capital DEL, with DOJ receiving £2.1 million Resource DEL. 

Taking into account further in-year reduced requirements and re-profiling of expenditure, £39.0 million Resource DEL and £6.3 million Capital DEL funding has been provided for the costs that will be incurred implementing the Protocol.

January Monitoring Bids

Departments submitted bids of £146.7 million Resource DEL, £31.9 million Ring-fenced Resource DEL and £4.6 million Capital DEL. There were no bids submitted for FT Capital. Details of all bids are included at Annex C.

Allocations

Resource DEL

Given the significant level of funding available, we have been able to meet all Resource DEL bids submitted by departments. The allocations are detailed at Annex D and include the following. 

TheDepartment for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs received £4.0 million for compensation for those impacted by the Avian Influenza outbreak as required under section 8 of The Disease of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

The Department for Communities received £18.2 million, comprising £10.0 million for Rates Support Grants for councils, £7.0 million to provide support for councils for continuing lost income as a result of COVID-19 and £1.2 million to address a De-rating Grant pressure for councils.

A further £0.8 million is provided to the Department of Finance for the COVID-19 Small Business Top Up Grant Scheme, this pressure has been informed by latest assessments.

The Department for Infrastructure has received a total of £68.1 million. This includes some £24 million to subsidise bus routes, £19.8 million for the impact of Covid on Translink’s income, £0.1 million for other lost income as a result of Covid-19, £2 million for the Driver Vehicle Agency, £2.7 million for penalty change notice debt write and a further £15.5 million to address the ongoing impact of increased energy costs. Also included in the funding provided to DfI is £4.0 million for financial support for the bus and coach industry in light of the ongoing impact of Covid.

£12.3 million has been allocated to the Department of Justice, of which £3.5 million is for Legal Aid costs and £8.7 million is for a range of PSNI pressures.

The Department of Education received £43.3 million including £22.5 million for a range of COVID-19 pressures, £18.4 million to support Special Educational Needs (SEN) and £2.4 million for the Voluntary Exit Scheme.

In addition to these allocations DE has also requested flexibility across the funding provided to DE for COVID-19 related pressures, which is ring-fenced for specific purposes. With the exception of the amounts allocated for Holiday Hunger, DE has been provided with the flexibility to move funding between other COVID-19 allocations to enable the Department to respond to any emerging pressures between now and year-end.

Ring-fenced Resource DEL

Treasury provides the Executive with a separate budget allocation for Ring-fenced Resource DEL which can only be used to fund non cash costs relating to depreciation and impairments. While this funding cannot be used for other purposes the Executive is permitted to use its non ring-fenced Resource DEL budget to cover pressures in this area.

Departments have bid for £31.9 million of funding for Ring-fenced Resource DEL pressures. With only £3.2 million available for allocation this left a pressure of £28.7 million to be addressed.

To avoid departments having to reduce spending on services to fund these pressures and mitigate against a potential year-end overspend, the Executive has agreed to fund these pressures from its unallocated non ring-fenced Resource DEL budget.

A separate ring-fenced Resource DEL allocation is also provided for Student Loan Impairments.  The Department for the Economy bid for the £443.8 million which remained unallocated following October Monitoring. This allocation has been agreed subject to final confirmation from Treasury of the total funding available.

Changes to this area are shown in Annex E.

Capital DEL

As set out above there was £100.5 million of Capital DEL available for allocation in this round. Departments submitted bids of £4.6 million Capital DEL and it has been agreed that all these bids should be met. Details are provide in as listed in Annex D.

With some £96 million remaining unallocated, RRI Borrowing has also be reduced from the planned £140.0 million to £80.0 million, reflecting the amount that has already been borrowed for 2021-22.  This will reduce principal and interest payments in future years.

As a result, £35.9 million of capital DEL remains unallocated.

Financial Transaction Capital

£72.7 million of FT Capital was available for allocation in this round. No FT Capital bids were submitted by departments in January Monitoring. To avoid this funding being lost, we have agreed with Treasury that it can be used to fund repayment of FT Capital to Treasury in advance of previously agreed repayment schedules. This effectively frees up funding in future years. It is proposed that £71.1 million is used for this purpose. This is in addition to the £19.9 million already held centrally for planned repayments.

As a result, £1.6 million remains unallocated which is the amount of permitted carry forward under the Budget Exchange Scheme.

Flexibility

Departments have the flexibility to reallocate budgets across spending areas subject to restrictions to protect ring-fenced funding and where an allocation has been made by the Executive for a particular purpose.

The tables accompanying this statement outline all changes to departmental Spending Areas since the published October Monitoring 2021-22 outcome, including those changes which do not require Executive approval.

January Monitoring Outcome

At the conclusion of the January Monitoring £70.5 million Resource DEL, £35.9 Capital DEL and £1.6 million of Financial Transactions Capital remains unallocated.

The Executive has limited ability to carry forward underspends into 2022-23 through the Budget Exchange Scheme (BES). The current estimated level of carry-over we have available is £105.6 million for Resource DEL, £3.5 million for Ring Fenced Resource DEL, £27.5 million for Capital DEL and £1.6 million for FT Capital.

We are therefore currently within our Budget Exchange Scheme limits for carry-forward of Resource DEL and Financial Transactions Capital to 2022-23.

There is merit in maximising the amount which is carried forward to help address pressures in 2022-23. However, there is a risk that any unallocated funding when combined with department underspends at year end could lead to a breach of Budget Exchange Limits.

Therefore, I have asked Ministerial colleagues to ensure under spends are minimised in their departments.

I will also keep the position under close review throughout the remainder of the financial year.

I am aware of other potential proposals that could utilise this funding and will bring these back to the Executive should the information received from departments indicate that action is needed to ensure we do not hand back funding to Treasury.

However, the level of unallocated Capital DEL already exceeds the estimated amount we will be permitted to carry forward. I am extremely disappointed that we are in this position which is a direct result of the significant level of reduced requirements identified by departments at a very late stage in the financial year. If these has been notified earlier the funding could have been utilised in other areas.

I have asked Executive colleagues to consider opportunities to use this funding.

Along with the other Devolved Finance Ministers. I have also pressed the Chief Secretary to Treasury to allow increased levels of carry forward in light of the ongoing Covid situation.

It is hugely concerning that Treasury has indicated that it will not permit funding to be carried into next year even if additional funding is confirmed at such a late stage that it prevents it being used most effectively.

However, in the absence of agreement to increased carry forward, all Ministers have a responsibility to do everything they can, within the public expenditure rules, to avoid funding being returned to the Treasury

 

INDEX OF TABLES

2021-22 January Monitoring:

Annex A Reduced Requirements

Annex B Reclassifications

Annex C Departmental Bids

Annex D Allocations

Annex E Ring-fenced Resource Expenditure

Annex F Administration Costs

Annex G Spending Area tables

 

ANNEX A

January Monitoring Reduced Requirements (£ millions)

Dept

Description

Non Ring
Fenced 
Resource

          
Ring Fenced
Resource  

      
      
Capital

      
FT    
Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAERA

AFBI - Replacement Vessel Corystes

 

 

-2.2

 

 

Livestock Genomics - Green Growth

 

 

-3.0

 

 

Rural Development Programme

 

 

-2.4

 

 

VETS Depreciation

 

-0.4

 

 

 

Waste Management Grants

 

 

-3.0

 

TOTAL  DAERA

 

 

-0.4

-10.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfC

COVID-19 Labour Market Interventions

-14.0

 

 

 

 

Housing Benefit Rates

-1.4

 

 

 

 

Project Delay and Reductions to Demolition Costs

 

-0.6

 

 

 

Project slippage - Regional Stadia Programme - Casement Park Redevelopment

 

 

-0.8

 

 

Recruitment Delays

-0.5

 

 

 

 

Retained FTC Loan Receipts Not Required

 

 

 

-1.8

 

Welfare Migitation

-3.0

 

 

 

 

Welfare Reform

-2.5

 

 

 

 

Welfare Reform projects Reduced Contract Costs

-0.3

 

 

 

TOTAL  DfC

 

-21.6

-0.6

-0.8

-1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfE

COVID-19 - CFER - Assistance to Business

-0.2

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme

-0.1

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Economic Recovery Action Plan

-2.2

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Economic Recovery Action Plan - Innovation

-17.4

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Economic Recovery Action Plan - Skilled & Agile

-7.7

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Economic Recovery Action Plan - Trade & Investment

-2.5

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Further Education College - Safe Learning

-0.5

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Teaching Grant QUB/UU

-0.0

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Futher Education CFER

-1.1

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Higher Education CFER

-1.5

 

 

 

 

Careers Frontline Resource

-0.2

 

 

 

 

Central Administration

 

 

-0.0

 

 

Central Administration - Consultancy

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Central Administration - Direct Capital

 

 

-0.0

 

 

Central Administration - Law Centre

-0.0

 

 

 

 

Central Administration - Salaries

-0.2

 

 

 

 

Delays in Events

-1.5

 

 

 

 

Departmental Working Capital

 

 

-6.3

 

 

EU Exit

-0.2

 

 

 

 

Education Authority Funding from Further Education

-2.1

 

 

 

 

Energy Salaries

-0.2

 

 

 

 

European Social Fund - Foreign Exchange Gain

-0.7

 

 

 

 

European Social Fund - Match Funding

-0.3

 

 

 

 

Further & Higher Education - Maintenance Grants

-0.2

 

 

 

 

Further & Higher Education - Student Support

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Further & Higher Education - Supplementary Allowances

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Further Education College - Income

-2.1

 

 

 

 

Further Education College - Other Operating Expenses

-0.8

 

 

 

 

Further Education College - Staff Costs

-2.5

 

 

 

 

Harland & Wolff Provision

-1.5

 

 

 

 

Health and Safety Executive NI Programme

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Health and Safety Executive NI Salaries

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Higher Education Commission - Income

-0.4

 

 

 

 

Insolvency Service Salaries

-0.4

 

 

 

 

Invest NI

-1.0

 

 

 

 

Invest NI CFER

-1.1

 

 

 

 

Invest NI Capital Receipts

 

 

-8.2

 

 

Invest NI FTC Loan Repayment

 

 

 

-1.0

 

PMS Capital Receipts

 

 

-2.0

 

 

PSO - City of Derry Airport

-0.0

 

 

 

 

Small Business Research Initiative

 

 

-0.0

 

 

Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)

 

 

-0.2

 

 

Tourism NI

-0.6

 

 

 

 

Training for Success

-0.8

 

 

 

 

Youth Training Salaries

-0.0

 

 

 

TOTAL  DfE

 

-50.3

 

-16.7

-1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

DE

COVID-19 - EA Behaviour Support

-0.3

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Education Authority Behaviour Support

 

 

-0.1

 

 

COVID-19 - Engage II Programme

-0.4

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Joint Education/Health Vulnerable Children & Young People

-0.0

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - PPE for Special Schools

-0.7

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Recovery from Lockdown Addictions

-0.3

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Response Council for Catholic Maintained Schools

-0.0

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Response Education through Covid - Immediate Response Team

-0.0

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Response Pathway Fund

-0.0

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Response Special Schools Testing Pilot

-0.3

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Restart - Anticipated In Year Growth - 6th Form

-0.6

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Restart Staffing

-0.2

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - School Holiday Food Grant Payments

-3.0

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Transport

-0.3

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Wellbeing Boxes

-0.4

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Wellbeing Initiative in Schools

-0.0

 

 

 

 

School Surplus Drawdown

-34.5

 

 

 

TOTAL  DE

 

-41.1

 

-0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoF

COVID-19 - Increased Income

-0.3

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Unfilled vacancies

-0.0

 

 

 

 

Administration Costs

-0.5

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

-1.6

 

 

 

European Regional Development Fund

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Increased Income

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Project Delays

-3.6

 

-4.7

 

 

Project Delays & Rate Relief Refund

-0.4

 

 

 

 

Recovery of Bad Debts

-0.5

 

 

 

 

Recruitment Delays

-0.9

 

 

 

 

Recruitment Delays & Increased Income

-5.8

 

 

 

 

VAT Costs

 

 

-2.0

 

TOTAL  DoF

 

-12.1

-1.6

-6.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoH

GP Contract

 

 

-1.7

 

 

Health Trusts

 

 

-7.4

 

 

Pandemic Flu

 

 

-3.2

 

TOTAL  DoH

 

 

 

-12.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfI

COVID-19 - Over-accrual Bus and Coach Sector support scheme 20/21

-0.4

 

 

 

 

Roads CFER

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Tens CFER income

 

 

-0.0

 

TOTAL  DfI

 

-0.4

 

-0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOJ

COVID-19 - Justice Delivery - Access to Justice

-0.1

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Justice Delivery - Safer Communities

-0.1

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - NI Prison Service

-0.6

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - NI Prison Service / Youth Justice Agency

-0.1

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - PSNI

 

 

-0.6

 

 

COVID-19 - Probation Board NI

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Compensation Services

-1.0

 

 

 

 

Justice Delivery - Access to Justice

 

 

-0.4

 

 

Justice Delivery - Safer Communities

 

 

-1.4

 

 

Legacy

-0.1

 

 

 

 

NI Prison Service

 

 

-0.3

 

 

NI Prison Service / Youth Justice Agency

 

 

-4.3

 

 

PSNI

 

 

-1.0

 

TOTAL  DOJ

 

-1.9

 

-8.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEO

COVID-19 - Covid Taskforce

-0.2

 

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Executive Information Services - Knockview - Reduced Project Costs

-0.0

 

 

 

 

Community Relations Council - Project Delays

 

 

-0.1

 

 

EU Exit

-0.4

 

 

 

 

Maze Long Kesh - Project Delays

 

 

-0.0

 

 

Social Investment Fund

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Strategic Investment Board - Project not Progressed

 

 

-0.0

 

 

Urban Villages

 

 

-1.4

 

 

Victims Redress

-8.8

 

 

 

 

HIA

-1.0

 

 

 

TOTAL  TEO

 

-10.6

 

-1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FSA

Administration Costs due to COVID-19

-0.1

 

 

 

 

Advisory Committee

-0.0

 

 

 

 

EU Exit - Recruitment Delays

-0.1

 

 

 

 

General Capital

 

 

-0.1

 

 

Implementation Delays to NI Protocol

-0.4

 

 

 

 

Income for resumed project

-0.0

 

 

 

 

Recruitment Delays

-0.0

 

 

 

 

Shellfish Sampling

-0.0

 

 

 

TOTAL  FSA

 

-0.7

 

-0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIA

Recruitment Delays

-0.1

 

-0.0

 

 

Recruitment Delays and Impact of COVID-19

-0.8

-0.3

-0.1

 

 

Returned Income

-0.1

 

 

 

TOTAL  NIA

 

-1.0

-0.3

-0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIAO

Salaries, Overheads, Depreciation and Income

-0.4

-0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIAUR

NI Renewables Obligation Buy-out Fund

-0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIPSO

Project Delays

 

-0.0

-0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPS

Administration Costs

-0.4

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

-0.1

 

 

 

IT Equipment

 

 

-0.1

 

TOTAL  PPS

 

-0.4

-0.1

-0.1

 

Total Reduced Requirements 

-140.5

-3.1

-57.0

-2.8

Total may not add due to roundings

 

ANNEX B

January Monitoring Reclassifications (£ millions)

Department

Description

Non Ring
Fenced 
Resource

      
      
Capital

 

 

 

 

DAERA

Fisheries Resource to Marine Fisheries Fund National Capital Grant

-0.9

0.9

 

 

 

 

Total Reclassifications 

-0.9

0.9

Total may not add due to roundings

 

January Monitoring Technical Adjustments Depreciation and Impairment (£ millions)

Department

Description

Non Ring
Fenced 
Resource

         
Ring Fenced
Resource 

 

 

 

 

NIAUR

Depreciation / Impairment to GAE

0.0

-0.0

 

 

 

 

Total Reclassifications 

0.0

-0.0

Totals may not add due to roundings

 

ANNEX C

January Monitoring Departmental Bids (£ million)

Department

Description

Non Ring
Fenced 
Resource

         
Ring Fenced
Resource 

      
      
Capital

 

 

 

 

 

DAERA

Avian Influenza

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfC

COVID-19 - Council Funding for Covid Impacts

7.0

 

 

 

De-Rating Grant

1.2

 

 

 

Rates Support Grant

10.0

 

 

TOTAL DfC

 

18.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfE

FE Colleges - Depreciation

 

7.8

 

 

Labour Relations Agency - Depreciation

 

0.1

 

 

Tourism NI - Depreciation

 

1.0

 

TOTAL DfE

 

 

8.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

DE

COVID-19 - (Fair Start) - Supply of Digital Devices

 

 

0.5

 

COVID-19 - AccessNI charges

0.0

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Additional Relief Drivers / Escorts

0.2

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Contract Cleaning

0.1

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Human Resource Local Support Emergency Resourcing Team

0.1

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

0.4

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Schools Based pressure

20.8

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Special Schools - Substitute Cover

0.4

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff - Substitute Cover

0.2

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Transport - Lost Income

0.3

 

 

 

Departmental Depreciation

 

0.5

 

 

Special Educational Needs

18.4

 

 

 

Voluntary Exit Scheme

2.4

 

 

TOTAL DE

 

43.3

0.5

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

DoF

COVID-19 - Small business top up grant

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoH

Depreciation

 

12.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfI

COVID-19 - Lost Income

17.1

 

 

 

COVID-19 Driver and Vehicle Agency

0.8

 

 

 

COVID-19 Support for Bus and Coach Industry

4.0

 

 

 

COVID-19 Translink

2.8

 

 

 

Bus Route Subsidy

24.0

 

 

 

Driver and Vehicle Agency

1.2

 

 

 

Flagship Roads - A6

 

 

3.7

 

NI Water

12.0

 

 

 

NI Water Depreciation

 

2.8

 

 

Penalty Charge Notice debt write off

2.7

 

 

 

Roads Energy

3.5

 

 

TOTAL DfI

 

68.1

2.8

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

DOJ

COVID-19 - PSNI

2.2

 

 

 

Legal Services Agency NI

3.5

 

 

 

PSNI

1.0

 

 

 

PSNI - Depreciation

 

2.9

 

 

PSNI - Legacy Costs

5.5

 

 

TOTAL DOJ

 

12.3

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEO

Depreciation / Impairment

 

4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIAO

Building Project Costs

 

 

0.4

Total Bids Submitted

146.7

31.9

4.6

Totals may not add due to roundings

 

ANNEX D

January Monitoring Allocations (£ million)

Department

Description

Non Ring
Fenced 
Resource

         
Ring Fenced
Resource 

      
      
Capital

 

 

 

 

 

DAERA

Avian Influenza

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfC

COVID-19 - Council Funding for Covid Impacts

7.0

 

 

 

De-Rating Grant

1.2

 

 

 

Rates Support Grant

10.0

 

 

TOTAL DfC

 

18.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfE

FE Colleges - Depreciation

 

7.8

 

 

Labour Relations Agency - Depreciation

 

0.1

 

 

Tourism NI - Depreciation

 

1.0

 

TOTAL DfE

 

 

8.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

DE

COVID-19 - (Fair Start) - Supply of Digital Devices

 

 

0.5

 

COVID-19 - AccessNI charges

0.0

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Additional Relief Drivers / Escorts

0.2

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Contract Cleaning

0.1

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Human Resource Local Support Emergency Resourcing Team

0.1

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

0.4

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Schools Based pressure

20.8

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Special Schools - Substitute Cover

0.4

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff - Substitute Cover

0.2

 

 

 

COVID-19 - Transport - Lost Income

0.3

 

 

 

Departmental Depreciation

 

0.5

 

 

Special Educational Needs

18.4

 

 

 

Voluntary Exit Scheme

2.4

 

 

TOTAL DE

 

43.3

0.5

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

DoF

COVID-19 - Small business top up grant

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoH

Depreciation

 

12.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfI

COVID-19 - Lost Income

17.1

 

 

 

COVID-19 Driver and Vehicle Agency

0.8

 

 

 

COVID-19 Support for Bus and Coach Industry

4.0

 

 

 

COVID-19 Translink

2.8

 

 

 

Bus Route Subsidy

24.0

 

 

 

Driver and Vehicle Agency

1.2

 

 

 

Flagship Roads - A6

 

 

3.7

 

NI Water

12.0

 

 

 

NI Water Depreciation

 

2.8

 

 

Penalty Charge Notice debt write off

2.7

 

 

 

Roads Energy

3.5

 

 

TOTAL DfI

 

68.1

2.8

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

DOJ

COVID-19 - PSNI

2.2

 

 

 

Legal Services Agency NI

3.5

 

 

 

PSNI

1.0

 

 

 

PSNI - Depreciation

 

2.9

 

 

PSNI - Legacy Costs

5.5

 

 

TOTAL DOJ

 

12.3

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEO

Depreciation / Impairment

 

4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIAO

Building Project Costs

 

 

0.4

Total Proposed Allocations

146.7

31.9

4.6

Totals may not add due to roundings

 

ANNEX E

2021-22 Ring-fenced Resource DEL Expenditure ( millions)

Depatment

October Monitoring Position

Changes

January Monitoring Position

DAERA

24.8

-0.4

24.4

DfC

13.1

-0.6

12.4

DfE

156.1

452.7

608.9

DE

0.8

0.5

1.2

DoF

36.8

-1.8

34.9

DoH

159.4

12.5

171.9

DfI

116.2

2.8

119.0

DOJ

79.7

3.2

82.9

TEO

1.2

4.3

5.5

FSA

0.1

 

0.1

NIA

3.5

-0.3

3.2

NIAO

0.2

-0.0

0.1

NIAUR

0.1

-0.0

0.0

NIPSO

0.1

-0.0

0.1

PPS

1.9

-0.1

1.8

Total

593.8

472.6

1,066.3

Totals may not add due to roundings

 

ANNEX F

2021-22 Administration Costs (£ millions)

Department

October Monitoring Position

January Monitoring Position

% Change

DAERA

77.1

76.1

-1.4%

DfC

54.7

54.1

-1.1%

DfE

57.0

56.0

-1.9%

DE

18.0

17.9

-0.6%

DoF

166.2

160.2

-3.6%

DoH

31.7

38.2

20.6%

DfI

89.3

89.1

-0.2%

DOJ

38.2

38.2

-0.1%

TEO

18.6

18.7

0.5%

PPS

2.1

2.1

0.0%

Total

553.0

550.6

-0.4%

Totals may not add due to roundings

 

ANNEX G

2021-22 Departmental Outcome by Spending Area - Resource DEL (£ millions)

Department

Spending Area

October Monitoring Position

1
Reduced Requirements

2
January Allocations

Technical Adjustments

January Monitoring Position

DAERA

Food and Farming

418.2

 

 

-5.0

413.2

 

Veterinary Service and Animal Health

68.8

 

4.0

8.7

81.5

 

Rural Affairs

16.2

 

 

-0.9

15.3

 

Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission

2.1

 

 

0.3

2.3

 

Environment, Marine and Fisheries

57.5

 

 

-0.7

56.8

 

Forestry

5.0

 

 

-0.1

4.9

Total DAERA

 

567.8

 

4.0

2.3

574.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfC

Welfare and Employment

392.6

-20.2

55.0

-13.9

413.4

 

Local Government

64.6

 

18.2

-0.3

82.5

 

Housing Benefit (Rates Element)

102.2

-1.4

 

-3.8

97.0

 

Housing and Regeneration

174.0

 

 

1.5

175.5

 

Culture, Arts and Sport

107.1

 

 

2.2

109.3

 

Voluntary and Community Funding

57.3

 

 

5.5

62.8

 

North South Language Body

6.8

 

 

2.7

9.5

Total DfC

 

904.6

-21.6

73.2

-6.2

950.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfE

Economic & Business Development

373.4

-33.9

 

-5.9

333.6

 

Tourism

40.5

-0.6

 

0.2

40.1

 

Employment and Skills

357.5

-18.8

 

2.6

341.3

 

Student Support & Higher Education

341.0

-2.6

 

3.0

341.5

 

Tourism Ireland Ltd.

17.2

 

 

5.0

22.2

 

InterTradeIreland

7.1

 

 

0.1

7.2

 

Representation & Regulatory Services

29.1

-2.4

 

-0.4

26.3

Total DfE

 

1,165.8

-58.3

 

4.7

1,112.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DE

Pre-school, Primary School & Post Primary Education

2,212.3

-41.1

40.9

3.0

2,215.1

 

Youth and Other Children's Services

44.3

-0.0

 

0.2

44.5

 

Activities to Support Education

243.3

 

2.4

-3.6

242.1

Total DE

 

2,499.8

-41.1

43.3

-0.4

2,501.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoF

Finance, Procurement & Policy

21.5

-1.2

 

0.3

20.5

 

NICS Shared Services

66.7

-3.4

 

-0.6

62.8

 

NI Statistics & Research Agency

18.9

-0.3

 

-0.0

18.5

 

Land & Property Services

107.7

-6.7

40.8

3.5

145.3

 

EU Programmes

0.7

-0.1

 

-0.1

0.6

 

Special EU Programmes Body

1.4

 

 

 

1.4

 

NICS Accommodation Services

43.6

-0.5

 

-0.1

43.1

Total DoF

 

260.6

-12.1

40.8

3.0

292.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoH

Hospital Services

4,161.7

 

 

283.3

4,445.0

 

Social Care Services

1,320.8

 

 

-15.8

1,305.0

 

FHS - General Medical Services

331.4

 

 

-2.9

328.5

 

FHS - Pharmaceutical Services

556.7

 

 

-2.6

554.1

 

FHS - Dental Services

129.1

 

 

-2.8

126.3

 

FHS - Ophthalmic Services

25.6

 

 

-0.4

25.2

 

Health Support Services

171.9

 

 

-186.1

-14.2

 

Public Health Services

94.9

 

 

1.3

96.2

 

Paramedic Services

110.2

 

 

-3.2

107.0

 

Food Safety Promotion Board (N/S Body)

1.6

 

 

0.5

2.1

 

Fire & Rescue Services

87.4

 

 

1.1

88.5

Total DoH

 

6,991.4

 

 

72.3

7,063.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfI

Roads, Rivers and Waterways

209.4

-0.1

8.3

2.1

219.7

 

Waterways Ireland

3.6

 

 

-0.0

3.6

 

Bus, Rail and Ports

120.2

-0.3

47.8

-2.9

164.8

 

Road Safety Services Including DVA

13.0

-0.1

2.0

-1.3

13.6

 

Planning and Legacy Sites

5.2

 

 

-0.2

5.1

 

Water and Sewerage

133.9

 

13.8

2.7

150.4

Total DfI

 

485.4

-0.4

71.9

0.3

557.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOJ

Access to Justice

174.7

-0.4

3.5

1.1

179.0

 

Safer Communities

75.7

-0.5

 

-0.1

75.1

 

NI Prison Service and Youth Justice Agency

137.4

-0.9

 

-1.4

135.0

 

Police Service of Northern Ireland

791.1

 

8.8

1.8

801.8

Total DOJ

 

1,178.9

-1.9

12.3

1.5

1,190.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEO

Executive Support

118.4

-10.5

 

3.7

111.6

 

Good Relations

17.6

-0.1

 

1.0

18.5

 

North-South Ministerial Council

1.8

 

 

-0.4

1.3

 

Attorney General for Northern Ireland

1.4

 

 

 

1.4

Total TEO

 

139.1

-10.6

 

4.3

132.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FSA

Food Standards Agency

14.3

-1.0

 

 

13.3

NIA

Northern Ireland Assembly

44.6

-1.0

 

 

43.7

NIAO

NI Audit Office

8.0

-0.4

 

 

7.6

NIAUR

NI Authority for Utility Regulation

0.1

-0.0

 

0.0

0.1

NIPSO

NIPSO

3.6

 

 

 

3.6

PPS

Public Prosecution Service

37.2

-0.4

 

0.0

36.9

Total

 

14,301.2

-148.8

245.5

81.9

14,479.9

Totals may not add due to roundings

1 See Annex A for breakdown of Reduced Requirements (note: this table also includes reduced requirements of £5.4m for RHI payments and £2.7m for NI Protocol and £0.2m for New Deal for NI as per paragraph 39)

2 See Annex D for breakdown of January Allocations (note: this table also includes allocations ahead of January Monitoring of £98.8m as per paragraphs 7-10)

 

2021-22 Departmental Outcome by Spending Area - Capital DEL inc FTC (£ millions)

Department

Spending Area

October Monitoring Position

1
Reduced Requirements

2
January Allocations

Technical Adjustments

January Monitoring Position

DAERA

Food and Farming

54.0

-7.6

 

-0.6

45.8

 

Veterinary Service and Animal Health

6.3

 

 

6.2

12.5

 

Rural Affairs

18.1

 

 

-6.7

11.5

 

Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission

0.7

 

 

 

0.7

 

Environment, Marine and Fisheries

16.4

-3.0

 

0.6

14.1

 

Forestry

3.0

 

 

-0.1

3.0

Total DAERA

 

98.5

-10.6

 

-0.5

87.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfC

Welfare and Employment

9.2

 

 

-0.8

8.4

 

Local Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing and Regeneration

231.6

-1.8

 

12.2

242.1

 

Culture, Arts and Sport

19.8

-0.8

 

-0.5

18.5

 

Voluntary and Community Funding

5.5

 

 

-0.0

5.5

Total DfC

 

266.2

-2.6

 

10.9

274.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfE

Economic & Business Development

83.1

-17.7

2.2

-13.1

54.5

 

Tourism

5.3

 

 

-0.5

4.8

 

Employment and Skills

26.2

 

 

-2.1

24.1

 

Student Support & Higher Education

25.0

 

 

7.3

32.3

 

Tourism Ireland Ltd.

0.5

 

 

 

0.5

 

InterTradeIreland

0.0

 

 

 

0.0

 

Representation & Regulatory Services

0.5

-0.0

 

-0.3

0.2

Total DfE

 

140.7

-17.8

2.2

-8.7

116.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DE

Pre-school, Primary School & Post Primary Education

161.7

-0.1

0.5

6.2

168.3

 

Youth and Other Children's Services

8.4

 

 

-1.4

7.0

 

Activities to Support Education

38.4

 

 

-0.6

37.8

Total DE

 

208.4

-0.1

0.5

4.2

213.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoF

Finance, Procurement & Policy

0.9

-0.1

 

-0.2

0.6

 

NICS Shared Services

10.6

-0.3

 

0.7

11.0

 

NI Statistics & Research Agency

1.9

-0.3

 

 

1.6

 

Land & Property Services

4.5

-2.1

 

 

2.5

 

Special EU Programmes Body

0.0

 

 

 

0.0

 

NICS Accommodation Services

23.4

-3.9

 

0.2

19.7

Total DoF

 

41.4

-6.7

 

0.7

35.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DoH

Hospital Services

231.4

-7.4

 

7.9

232.0

 

Social Care Services

0.0

 

 

 

0.0

 

FHS - General Medical Services

16.7

-4.9

 

-0.3

11.5

 

Health Support Services

72.6

 

 

-8.1

64.5

 

Public Health Services

14.0

 

 

 

14.0

 

Paramedic Services

8.2

 

 

1.5

9.8

 

Fire & Rescue Services

9.3

 

 

-1.0

8.3

Total DoH

 

352.4

-12.3

 

0.1

340.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DfI

Roads, Rivers and Waterways

255.6

-0.0

3.7

3.8

263.1

 

Waterways Ireland

1.9

 

 

-0.0

1.9

 

Bus, Rail and Ports

271.8

 

 

-17.2

254.5

 

Road Safety Services Including DVA

2.9

 

 

8.5

11.5

 

Planning and Legacy Sites

2.4

 

 

-1.0

1.4

 

Water and Sewerage

218.2

 

 

4.1

222.3

Total DfI

 

752.8

-0.0

3.7

-1.8

754.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOJ

Access to Justice

7.2

-0.4

 

-0.0

6.8

 

Safer Communities

4.8

-1.4

 

 

3.4

 

NI Prison Service and Youth Justice Agency

14.4

-4.6

 

 

9.8

 

Police Service of Northern Ireland

59.1

-1.6

 

 

57.5

Total DOJ

 

85.5

-8.0

 

-0.0

77.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEO

Executive Support

34.5

-1.4

 

-0.0

33.0

 

Good Relations

2.9

-0.1

 

0.1

2.9

 

Attorney General for Northern Ireland

 

 

 

0.0

0.0

Total TEO

 

37.4

-1.5

 

0.0

35.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FSA

Food Standards Agency

0.1

-0.1

 

 

0.1

NIA

Northern Ireland Assembly

0.7

-0.2

 

 

0.5

NIAO

NI Audit Office

4.7

 

0.4

 

5.1

NIAUR

NI Authority for Utility Regulation

0.0

 

 

 

0.0

NIPSO

NIPSO

0.1

-0.0

 

 

0.0

PPS

Public Prosecution Service

0.6

-0.1

 

 

0.6

Total

 

1,989.4

-59.8

6.8

4.9

1,941.3

Totals may not add due to roundings

1 See Annex A for breakdown of Reduced Requirements

2 See Annex D for breakdown of January Allocations (note: this table also includes allocation of £2.2m for City Deals as per paragraph 26)