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HM Treasury HM Treasury Supplementary Estimates, 2011-12 HM Treasury HM Treasury Introduction This Supplementary Estimate is required for the following purposes: £ Changes in budgets, non-budget voted provision and cash Increases Reductions Total Transfer from administration costs in Section A Core Treasury to capital DEL to finance spending on the Workspace project -8,100,000 Following the reclassification of FSCS and MAS (formerly CFEB) spending to AME, the token DEL amounts are being transferred from the former Sections J and K to Section A Core Treasury. 2,000 -2,000 Net transfer financed by increased income from Section B DMO to Section A Core Treasury - £3,460,000 administration and £890,000 programme. 4,350,000 -4,350,000 Transfer from Section A Core Treasury to Section E IUK 250,000 -250,000 A budget transfer from HMRC as a contribution towards the costs of the Office of Tax Simplification (Section G) 196,000 Use of the Budget Exchange facility (from administration DUP) to carry forward the maximum allowable under the scheme -3,900,000 Transfer from administration DUP to capital DEL -1,100,000 Total change in Resource DEL (Voted) 4,798,000 -17,702,000 -12,904,000 Increase in forecast coinage metal costs (Section K) 3,000,000 Reduction in Section M of -£24,108,000,000 comprising a fair value adjustment (mainly relating to BEAPFF) - £24,251,000,000, the movement of FSCS loan interest of £372,000,000 to Section W, increased interest income from Dunfermline of -£24,000,000 and contingent capital relating to RBS of -£320,000,000 less £115,000,000 relating to a revised forecast of CGS fees. -24,108,000,000 Reduction in provision for ELPS to cover administering the scheme (Section N) -4,000,000 561 Supplementary Estimates, 2011-12 HM Treasury Introduction Impairment of £23,256,000,000 comprising £23,399,000,000 for RBS and LBG shares and reversals of statutory debt loan impairments of -£143,000,000 (Section O) 23,256,000,000 Correction of the forecast of the BoE dividend (Section P) 120,000,000 Increased interest due to interest rate increase on B&B's working capital loan (Section Q) -208,000,000 Interest on Ireland loan (Section R) -3,100,000 Revised forecast of the cost of administering ELPS (Section S) 24,000,000 Inclusion of the Royal Mint dividend (Section T) -4,000,000 Loss arising from the sale of NR. The sale realised proceeds of £800,000,000 against a cost of the asset of £1,188,000,000 (Section U) 388,000,000 Spending by the Money Advice Service directly funded by BIS (Section V) 950,000 Loan interest from FSCS (Section W) moved from Section M -372,000,000 Movement of the ELPS administration spending to new Section S -20,000,000 Total change in Resource AME (Voted) 23,791,950,000 -24,719,100,000 -927,150,000 Revision to forecast of Royal Household pensions spending 260,000 and income (Section X) Total change in Resource AME (Non-Voted) 260,000 260,000 Transfer from Section A (£8,100,000) and DUP (£1,100,000) 9,200,000 Total change in Capital DEL (Voted) 9,200,000 9,200,000 Increase in voluntary loan repayments from Northern Rock (Section L) -578,000,000 Voluntary loan repayments from Icesave, KSF LSB and Heritable (Section M) -1,750,000,000 Reduced requirement for the Working Capital Loan facility and a voluntary loan repayment by B&B (Section Q) -700,000,000 562 Supplementary Estimates, 2011-12 HM Treasury Introduction Balance sheet value of Northern Rock plc following its sale to Virgin Money for £800m (Section U) -1,188,000,000 Total change in Capital AME (Voted) -4,216,000,000 -4,216,000,000 The change in the Net cash requirement reflects the cash consequesnces of the changes to voted resources and capital. Total change in Net cash requirement -4,143,802,000 563 Supplementary Estimates, 2011-12 HM Treasury Part I £ Voted Non-Voted Total Departmental Expenditure Limit Resource -12,904,000 - -12,904,000 Capital 9,200,000 - 9,200,000 Annually Managed Expenditure Resource -927,150,000 260,000 -926,890,000 Capital -4,216,000,000 - -4,216,000,000 Total Net Budget Resource -940,054,000 260,000 -939,794,000 Capital -4,206,800,000 - -4,206,800,000 Non-Budget Expenditure - Net cash requirement -4,143,802,000 Supplementary amounts required in the year ending 31 March 2012 for expenditure by HM Treasury on: Departmental Expenditure Limit: Expenditure arising from: economic, financial and related administration, including group shared services; expenses in connection with honours and dignities, compensation payments arising from gilt administration. Expenditure of the Debt Management Office, including administration of the Public Works Loan Board, the Commission for the Reduction of National Debt and operational services for HM Treasury, other government departments and the Bank of England. Expenditure on Treasury related bodies including the Office of Tax Simplification, Office for Budget Responsibility, United Kingdom Financial Investments Ltd, Asset Protection Agency, Infrastructure UK, Office for Budget Responsibility, Consumer Financial Education Body, Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the design of coins. The manufacture, storage and distribution of coinage for use in the United Kingdom and actions to protect the integrity of coinage and associated non-cash items falling in DEL. Spending in connection with the sale of investments. Income arising from: recoveries in respect of administration of the Treasury, including recharges for work on financial stability issues, charges for courses, services provided by the Economics in Government team and other officers loaned to other organisations, including the salary of the UK Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund/International Bank for Reconstruction and Development who is a Treasury employee; charges for services provided by the Government Social Research Unit; income from recovery actions in connection with Barlow Clowes; charges for services to government departments provided under the Financial Management Change Agenda; 564 Supplementary Estimates, 2011-12 HM Treasury Part I income from fees charges to Foreign Investment Exchange/Clearing Houses; recoveries in respect of Honours and Dignities; income in respect of insurance sponsorship and supervision responsibilities; income due to the Debt Management Office for advertising costs, stock exchange listings, data provision, rentals in respect of operating leases, the management and administration of certain public and private funds and provision of a lending service to local authorities, income from the administration of carbon dioxide reduction schemes and the Gilt Purchase and Sale Service; administration of Pool Re and other related bodies; European Fast Stream income from the Cabinet Office; amounts arising from the sale of shares and debt. Amounts,arising from loans, including interest and fees. Annually Managed Expenditure: Expenditure arising from: purchase of metal for the production of coinage; payments in respect of costs related to investment in and financial assistance to financial institutions and administration of the Equitable Life Payments Scheme, payments under the Loans to Ireland Act 2010; creation and use of provisions including the Equitable Life Payments Scheme and those in respect of economic, financial and related administration; impairment of fixed assets and associated non-cash items falling in AME. Spending by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Money Advice Service (formerly the Consumer Financial Education Body). Income arising from: income from financial institutions including interest, fees and charges, dividends, loan repayments, sale of assets and other capital receipts. income from other bodies including interest, fees and charges, dividends, loan repayments, sale of assets and other capital receipts. HM Treasury will account for this Estimate. 565 Supplementary Estimates, 2011-12 HM Treasury Part II: Changes Proposed £'000 Net Resources Net Capital Present Changes Revised Present Changes Revised Admin Prog Admin Prog Admin Prog 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) Voted expenditure 159,735 23,858 -12,904 - 146,831 23,858 51,540 9,200 60,740 Of which: A Core Treasury 132,121 2,368 -4,888 890 127,233 3,258 12,220 9,000 21,220 B Debt Management Office 11,760 3,990 -3,460 -890 8,300 3,100 500 200 700 E Infrastructure UK 5,800 - 250 - 6,050 - 38,820 - 38,820 G Office of Tax Simplification 300 - 196 - 496 - - - - Departmental Unallocated Provision 5,000 - -5,000 - - - - - - Money Advice Service (formerly the Consumer Financial Education Body) Ne 1 - -1 - - - - - - Financial Services Compensation Scheme (Net) 1 - -1 - - - - - - Total Spending in DEL -12,904 - 9,200 Spending in Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) Voted expenditure - -2,169,000 - -927,150 - -3,096,150 1,110,110 -4,216,000 -3,105,890 Of which: K UK Coinage metal costs - 21,000 - 3,000 - 24,000 - - - L Northern Rock - -174,000 - - - -174,000 -1,150,000 -578,000 -1,728,000 M Assistance to financial institutions - -1,635,000 - -24,108,000 - -25,743,000 - -1,750,000 -1,750,000 N Provisions - -20,000 - -4,000 - -24,000 - - - O Impairments - - - 23,256,000 - 23,256,000 - - - P Investment in the Bank of England - -150,000 - 120,000 - -30,000 - - - Q Bradford & Bingley - -231,000 - -208,000 - -439,000 1,050,000 -700,000 350,000 R Loans to Ireland - - - -3,100 - -3,100 1,210,110 - 1,210,110 S Administration of the Equitable Life Payments Scheme - - - 24,000 - 24,000 - - - T Royal Mint dividend - - - -4,000 - -4,000 - - - 566 Supplementary Estimates, 2011-12
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