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Class VII 1999–2000
Schedule of Sums granted, and of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 2000, viz.:—
| Sums not exceeding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supply Grants | Appropriations in Aid | |
| £ | £ | |
| Vote | ||
| 1. For expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on its administration, on Wilton Park Executive Agency, on the Government Hospitality Fund and Lancaster House, on international organisations, peacekeeping, special payments and assistance, scholarships, overseas visitors, sundry other grants and services, the BBC World Service Monitoring Service and on grants in aid to the BBC World Service for broadcasting and to the British Council. ... ... ... ... | 1,444,783,000 | 164,402,000 |
| Total, Class VII ... ... ... ...£ | 1,444,783,000 | 164,402,000 |
Class VIII 1999–2000
Schedule of Sums granted, and of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 2000, viz.:—
| Sums not exceeding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supply Grants | Appropriations in Aid | |
| £ | £ | |
| Vote | ||
| 1. For expenditure by the Department for International Development on international development under the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 including financial and technical assistance to governments, institutions, voluntary agencies and individuals; capital and other subscriptions and contributions, including payments under guarantee, to multilateral development banks and other international and regional bodies; emergency, refugee and other relief assistance; pensions and allowances in respect of overseas service including contributions to pension funds (including payments under the Overseas Pensions Act 1973, and grants in lieu of pensions); global environment assistance; loans to the Commonwealth Development Corporation under the Commonwealth Development Corporation Acts 1978–1995; payments to UNESCO; running costs, related capital expenditure and other administrative costs; costs involved in the development of a public/private partnership with the Commonwealth Development Corporation; payments (under the authority of the European Communities Act 1972) to certain beneficiaries of the Gibraltar Social Insurance Fund (including a supplementary sum of £10,000,000). ... ... ... ... | 1,804,764,000 | 80,626,000 |
| 2. For expenditure by the Department for International Development on pension and superannuation payments, grants and compensation payments, etc. in respect of overseas services; and sundry other services and expenditure. ... ... ... ... | 129,701,000 | 136,000 |
| Total, Class VIII ... ... ... ...£ | 1,934,465,000 | 80,762,000 |
Class IX 1999–2000
Schedule of Sums granted, and of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 2000, viz.:—
| Sums not exceeding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supply Grants | Appropriations in Aid | |
| £ | £ | |
| Vote | ||
| 1. For expenditure by the Department of Trade and Industry on support for business; the promotion of enterprise and innovation, including the preparation of regional innovation strategies, the spread of industry led partnerships aimed at spreading best practice and the encouragement of the uptake and accessibility of technology at home and overseas; research and development, including support for standards and the National Measurement System; the promotion of competition, consumer and investor protection; the regulation of trade; fulfilment of international non-proliferation obligations; the promotion of awareness of the Century Date Change problem and the facilitation of access to solutions; improvement of employment relations and other programmes to encourage the development of a skilled and flexible labour market, the promotion of fairness and minimum standards at work, including a national minimum wage, and payment to the Inland Revenue for its enforcement, and payments towards the expenses of the Office of Manpower Economics; discharge of liabilities in respect of former public sector employees who suffered damage as a result of an admitted failure to implement the Acquired Rights Directive; improvement of radio spectrum efficiency; regional and selective assistance; the aerospace and shipbuilding industries; exchange risk and other losses; international subscriptions; energy-related programmes including research and development, nuclear liabilities, security of oil and gas supplies, and civil nuclear emergency planning; grants and loans to the British Coal Corporation, liabilities in respect of former coal industry employees, mainly employees of the British Coal Corporation, and other liabilities transferred from British Coal and associated administration costs including arbitration arrangements, grant in aid to the Coal Authority; assistance to redundant steel workers; claims for the restitution of property of victims of Nazi persecution seized during the Second World War under the Trading With the Enemy legislation; departmental administration including the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service grant in aid, support for employment tribunals, a share of the running costs of the Government Offices for the Regions; central and miscellaneous services; the operational costs of departmental executive agencies; privatisation expenses including the coal, nuclear power and electricity industries; loans to trading funds; petroleum licensing and royalty; provision of land and buildings, loans, grants and other payments. ... ... ... ... | 1,551,781,000 | 534,708,000 |
| 2. For expenditure by the Department of Trade and Industry on payments to the Science Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal Academy of Engineering; OST initiatives; the University Challenge Fund; the Joint Infrastructure Fund, and the Science Enterprise Challenge Scheme; fees payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and Research Council Pensions. ... ... ... ... | 1,496,220,000 | 3,550,000 |
| 3. For payment of pensions etc. to members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s superannuation schemes and other related expenditure. ... ... ... ... | 126,330,000 | 16,650,000 |
| 4. For expenditure by the Export Credits Guarantee Department on administration. ... ... ... ... | 23,733,000 | 1,291,000 |
| 5. For expenditure by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in connection with interest support to banks and other lenders of export finance; cover under the tender to contract (forward exchange supplement scheme); grants towards financing of exports to match foreign competition; residual commitment under discontinued guarantees offered to banks and external trade agencies; cost escalation; and funding refinancing activities (including a supplementary sum of £300,000,000). ... ... ... ... | 1,015,765,000 | 152,160,000 |
| 6. For expenditure by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in connection with export credit guarantees, other guarantees given in the national interest or to render economic assistance to overseas countries, overseas investment insurance and trading expenses. ... ... ... ... | 1,000 | 428,251,000 |
| 7. For expenditure by the Office of Fair Trading on administrative and operational costs. ... ... ... ... | 30,745,000 | 270,000 |
| 8. For expenditure by the Office of Telecommunications on administrative and operational costs. ... ... ... ... | 1,000 | 12,633,000 |
| 9. For expenditure by the Office of Gas Supply on administrative and operational costs. ... ... ... ... | 1,000 | 14,237,000 |
| 10. For expenditure by the Office of Electricity Regulation on administration and operational costs (Revised sum). ... ... ... ... | 1,000 | 34,099,000 |
| Total, Class IX ... ... ... ...£ | 4,244,578,000 | 1,197,849,000 |
Appropriation Act 1999