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Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 31,677,308,000 404,354,000
1.  Provision of defence capability 32,608,197,000 1,215,868,000
Personnel costs of the Armed Forces and their reserves and cadet forces (including provision for Naval Service to a number not exceeding 42,240; provision for Army Service to a number not exceeding 125,785; provision for Air Force Service to a number not exceeding 48,360; and provision for officers and men in the Reserve Forces not exceeding the numbers specified in respect of each of the Reserve Forces for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14) in House of Commons Paper No. 280 of Session 2006-07) and personnel costs of Defence Ministers and of civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence; movements; charter of ships; logistic services for the Armed Forces; repair, maintenance, stores and supply services; associated capital facilities and works; contractors' redundancy cost; plant and machinery; nuclear warhead and fissile material programme; procurement, including development and production of equipment and weapon systems for the Armed Forces; purchases for sale abroad; research etc by contract; sundry procurement services including those on repayment terms; land and buildings works services; contingent liabilities; services provided by other Government departments; sundry services, subscriptions, grants and other payments including those abroad such as assistance to Foreign and Commonwealth Governments for defence related purposes and UK youth community projects; set-up costs and loans to, and income from, Trading Funds; and other associated non-cash items.
2.  Conflict prevention 44,303,000 0
Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; and other associated non-cash items.
3.  War pensions and allowances, etc 1,027,007,000 0
Pensions and other payments/allowances for disablement or death arising out of war or service in the Armed Forces after 2 September 1939, awards to surviving members of British groups held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War (Far Eastern Prisoners of War) or their surviving spouse and pensions and other payments in respect of service in the Armed Forces at other times; and other associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 33,679,507,000 31,677,308,000 1,215,868,000 404,354,000

Part 23 Armed Forces Retired Pay, Pensions etc, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
ARMED FORCES RETIRED PAY, PENSIONS ETC 1,689,057,000 0
1.  Armed forces retired pay, pensions etc. 5,095,638,000 1,470,250,000
Payment of retired pay, pensions and lump sum benefits and associated non-cash items to persons covered by the scheme.
TOTAL, 2007–08 5,095,638,000 1,689,057,000 1,470,250,000 0

Part 24 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 1,789,376,000 10,000,000
1.  Promoting internationally the interests of the UK and contributing to a strong world community 1,631,732,000 381,522,000
Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including UK Trade and Investment, on its administration, Wilton Park Executive Agency, hospitality and facilities; international organisations, grants-in-aid to bodies supporting FCO objectives; scholarships, information services and sponsored visits; special payments and assistance programmes to support foreign policy objectives including human rights, good governance, international security and the fight against the illicit drug trade; on grant-in-aid to the BBC World Service for broadcasting and to the British Council; the refund of certain taxes and duties paid by certain Foreign and Commonwealth governments and international organisations; and on associated non-cash items.
2.  Conflict prevention 256,160,000 0
Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity.
TOTAL, 2007–08 1,887,892,000 1,789,376,000 381,522,000 10,000,000

Part 25 Department for International Development, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 4,466,519,000 19,343,000
1.  Eliminating poverty in poorer countries 4,553,640,000 9,300,000
Development and humanitarian assistance under the International Development Act 2002, including financial and technical assistance to governments, institutions, voluntary agencies and individuals; capital subscriptions and other contributions, including payments under guarantee to multilateral development banks, UN, Commonwealth and other international and regional bodies; emergency, refugee and other relief assistance; grants in lieu of pensions in respect of overseas service; global environment assistance; costs relating to investments in public corporations and shareholdings in private sector companies; payments (under the authority of the European Communities Act 1972) to certain beneficiaries and former beneficiaries of the Gibraltar Social Insurance Fund; administration, related capital expenditure and other administrative costs; and associated non-cash items.
2.  Conflict prevention 38,098,000 0
Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; post-conflict reconstruction programmes, including administration and related capital expenditure; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 4,591,738,000 4,466,519,000 9,300,000 19,343,000

Part 26 Department for International Development: Overseas Superannuation, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: OVERSEAS SUPERANNUATION 114,503,000 0
1.  Overseas superannuation 57,643,000 4,000
Pension and superannuation payments, grants and compensation payments, etc. in respect of overseas services; pensions for beneficiaries of certain former overseas pensions funds for which the UK assumed responsibility; contributions to pensions funds guaranteed by the UK; refunds of contributions made by overseas governments; war service credit; and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 57,643,000 114,503,000 4,000 0

Part 27 Department of Trade and Industry, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY 7,647,802,000 9,954,845,000
1.  Increasing UK competitiveness 3,649,766,000 2,400,105,000
Promotion of enterprise, innovation and increased productivity delivered through market solutions designed to meet market imperfections identified within the portfolios of innovation, international trade and investment, regional investment, enterprise for small firms and people & skills; support for business, including support for specific industries, small businesses, regional programmes and programmes to promote research and development, innovation, best practice and sustainable development; promotion of strong, fair and competitive markets at home and abroad including developing fair and effective legal and regulatory frameworks, measures to protect investors, measures to promote the interests of consumers, support for employment relations programmes and measures to promote a skilled and flexible labour market; support for energy-related activities including measures related to regulation, civil emergency planning, environmental remediation and support for new and sustainable energy sources, security, non-proliferation; safety, environment and social impact programmes relating to nuclear sites in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union and other countries where future G8 Global Partnership related initiatives may be pursued; the efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department including nuclear waste management and decommissioning and liabilities in respect of former coal and shipbuilding industry employees; provision of repayable credit facilities for British Energy and Royal Mail; petroleum royalties; exchange risk and other guarantee losses; subscriptions to international organisations and fulfilment of international treaty obligations; payments to other Government Departments and the Devolved Administrations in relation to programmes supporting DTI objectives; support for Government Offices; grants and grants-in-aid to organisations promoting DTI objectives, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies; financial assistance to public corporations including Ofcom; managing the Government’s shareholder interest in Royal Mail, British Energy, BNFL, UKAEA, Royal Mint, Partnerships UK and Actis; funding of the department’s executive agencies; issuing budgets and making payments to Regional Development Agencies, to which other government departments will contribute by supplying resources which DTI will appropriate in aid; payments to local authorities in respect of Local Area Agreements and New Burdens responsibilities; miscellaneous programmes including payments in respect of claims for the restitution of property of victims of Nazi persecution, compensation for distant water trawlermen and assistance to redundant steelworkers and dismissed miners; departmental administration costs and a share of the administration costs of UK Trade and Investment; payments towards the expenses of the Office of Manpower Economics; associated non-cash items.
2.  Increasing scientific excellence in the UK and maximising its contribution to society 3,019,377,000 1,000,000
Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal Academy of Engineering; the British Academy; Office of Science and Innovation initiatives; nuclear fusion; the Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the University Challenge Fund; the Joint Infrastructure Fund; the Science Research Investment Fund; Foresight Link Awards; the Department for Education and Skills, for the Higher Education Innovation Fund; exploitation of discoveries at public sector research establishments; the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Dorothy Hodgkin Scholarships; fees payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; Research Council pensions; capital and administration costs of the Office of Science and Innovation and associated noncash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 6,669,143,000 7,647,802,000 2,401,105,000 9,954,845,000

Part 28 UK Trade & Investment, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
UK TRADE & INVESTMENT 90,348,000 0
1.  To enhance the competiveness of companies in the UK through overseas trade and investments; and attract a continuing high level of quality foreign direct investment 89,328,000 0 2,000,000
Trade development and promotion and inward investment, including grants to the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), associated capital and other related expenditure and associated non-cash items. 0
TOTAL, 2007–08 89,328,000 90,348,000 2,000,000 0

Part 29 Department of Trade and Industry: UKAEA Pension Schemes, 2007-08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY: UKAEA PENSION SCHEMES 68,235,000 0
1.  Effective management of UKAEA pension schemes 288,883,000 101,176,000
Payment of pensions etc., to members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes and the related expenditure and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 288,883,000 68,235,000 101,176,000 0

Part 30 Export Credits Guarantee Department, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT 1,000 0
1.  To provide export finance assistance through interest support to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports 69,102,000 51,022,000
Interest support to banks and other lenders of export finance, grants towards financing of exports to match foreign competition, the funding of the refinancing programme, and on asssociated non-cash items.
2.  To provide export credit guarantees and investment insurance to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports 1,000 27,279,000
Export credit guarantees given in the national interest or to render economic assistance to overseas countries, overseas investment insurance, residual commitments under discontinued facilities, the cost escalation scheme subvention for the active management of the portfolio, and on associated noncash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 69,103,000 1,000 78,301,000 0

Part 31 Office of Fair Trading, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING 74,496,000 0
1.  Advancing and safeguarding the economic interests of UK consumers 75,994,000 0
Administrative and operational costs and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 75,994,000 74,496,000 0 0

Part 32 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/ Request for Resources Net Resources authorised for use Grants out of the Consolidated Fund Operating Appropriations in Aid Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
£ £ £ £
OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS 1,847,000 50,000
1.  Protecting consumers by regulating monopolies and promoting competition in the electricity and gas industry 1,000 37,029,000
Administrative and operational costs, payments to DTI, co-operation with international regulators and associated non-cash items.
2.  Expenditure in connection with environmental programmes 700,000 2,100,000
Administration of energy efficiency and other environmental schemes and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2007–08 701,000 1,847,000 39,129,000 50,000

Part 33 Postal Services Commission, 2007–08

Table of—

(a)

the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31st March 2008;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.