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Part 23 Foreign And Commonwealth Office, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 1,876,705,000 18,000,000
1.  Promoting internationally the interests of the UK and contributing to a strong world community 1,689,093,000 460,000,000
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 FCO Services, 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 235,606,000 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, 2008–09 1,924,699,000 1,876,705,000 460,000,000 18,000,000

Part 24 Department for International Development, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 4,812,309,000 20,000,000
1.  Eliminating poverty in poorer countries 5,133,072,000 10,000,000
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.
1.  Conflict prevention 39,207,000 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, 2008–09 5,172,279,000 4,812,309,000 10,000,000 20,000,000

Part 25 Department for International Development: Overseas Superannuation, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 110,996,000 0
1.  Overseas superannuation 66,048,000 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, 2008–09 66,048,000 110,996,000 4,000 0

Part 26 Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM 3,905,188,000 11,950,000,000
1.  Increasing UK competitiveness 3,389,422,000 3,127,553,000
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 and delivering regulatory reform, measures to combat international bribery and corruption, 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 a repayable credit facility for Royal Mail; 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 BERR objectives; support for Government Offices; grants and grants-in-aid to organisations promoting BERR objectives, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies; financial assistance to public corporations and trading funds 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 BERR 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.
TOTAL, 2008–09 3,389,422,000 3,905,188,000 3,127,553,000 11,950,000,000

Part 27 UK Trade & Investment, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 92,266,000 0
1.  To enhance the competitiveness of companies in the UK through overseas trade and investments; and attract a continuing high level of quality foreign direct investment 91,526,000 3,715,000
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.
TOTAL, 2008–09 91,526,000 92,266,000 3,715,000 0

Part 28 Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: UKAEA Pension Schemes, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM: UKAEA PENSION SCHEMES 112,000,000 0
1.  Effective management of UKAEA pension schemes 267,343,000 65,000,000
Payment of pensions etc., to members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority pension schemes, related expenditure and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2008–09 267,343,000 112,000,000 65,000,000 0

Part 29 Export Credits Guarantee Department, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 42,904,000 27,656,000
Interest support to banks and other lenders of export finance and the funding of the refinancing programme.
2.  To provide export credit guarantees and investment insurance to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports 1,000 127,972,000
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 non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2008–09 42,905,000 1,000 155,628,000 0

Part 30 Office of Fair Trading, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 66,393,000 0
1.  Advancing and safeguarding the economic interests of UK consumers 67,702,000 11,475,000
Administrative and operational costs and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2008–09 67,702,000 66,393,000 11,475,000 0

Part 31 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 1,556,000 50,000
1.  Protecting consumers by regulating monopolies and promoting competition in the electricity and gas industry, and expenditure in connection with environmental programmes. 701,000 39,985,000
Administrative and operational costs, payments to BERR, co-operation with international regulators, administration of energy efficiency, offshore transmission and other environmental schemes and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2008–09 701,000 1,556,000 39,985,000 50,000

Part 32 Postal Services Commission, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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
£ £ £ £
POSTAL SERVICES COMMISSION 1,000 0
1.  Ensuring the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform tariff, protecting consumers and promoting competition 1,000 10,036,000
Administrative and operational costs and associated non-cash items.
TOTAL, 2008–09 1,000 1,000 10,036,000 0

Part 33 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2008–09

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 2009;

(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 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS 5,548,867,000 27,200,000
1.  Ensuring that consumers benefit from competitively priced food, produced to high standards of safety; environmental care and animal welfare from a sustainable, efficient food chain, to contribute to the well-being of rural and coastal communities and funding aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme for England Guarantee Section as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible 5,525,539,000 1,153,166,000
Environmental protection; support for measures which improve local environmental quality; pollution emergency response services; flood and coastal protection and land drainage; water partnership supply and sewerage services, including national security; to increase the UK’s environment decontamination capabilities involving chemical, biological or radiological materials; support to the environmental protection industry for environmental technology and for measures to promote sustainable development; measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve energy efficiency, security and environmental practice; botanical services; radon measurement and support of remedial works campaigns; support for agriculture in special areas; food safety and hygiene; support for rural and regional development; assistance to production; marketing and processing in the agriculture, fisheries and food industries; assistance to the residuary Milk Marketing Board; emergency and strategic food services; plant health; support for the fishing industry; compensation payments to producers; grants and other financial support to voluntary bodies; support for measures to stimulate sustainable consumption of goods and services; countryside management and stewardship; conservation; national parks grants; support of countryside and wildlife initiatives; forestry policy; animal health and welfare; emergency measures, including foot and mouth eradication and compensation schemes; other services including emergency measures in relation to BSE; grant-in-aid to Non-Departmental Public Bodies and subsidy to Public Corporations; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; publicity, promotion, awareness and publications; commissioned and departmental research and development; specialist support services, management and development of staff, other departmental administration costs, regional restructuring costs; EU receipts; giving effect in the United Kingdom to the agricultural support provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme for England of the European Union including compensation payments to producers and support for agriculture in special areas; management of inland waterways by British Waterways Board; consumer representation and other functions under the Water Act 2003; funding through Area Based Grants and associated non-cash costs.
2.  Direction of the delivery of the Government’s Strategy for Trees, Woods and Forests in England and taking the lead in development and promotion of sustainable forest management across Great Britain 71,648,000 0
Deliver the social, environmental and economic programmes of the UK Government’s strategy for Trees, Woods and Forests in England, connected to the distinctive needs of the Regions, through the promotion of forestry: and by managing the Commission’s estate regulating planting and felling and offering incentives. Provide advice and support to the UK Government and to the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales, represent the United Kingdom’s forestry interests within the European Union and internationally, set standards for sustainable forest management and encourage good forestry practice, conduct forest research and protect forests from pests and disease.
TOTAL, 2008–09 5,597,187,000 5,548,867,000 1,153,166,000 27,200,000