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Environment and Rural Affairs Department

Schedule 2.1 Total Departmental Changes for the Spring Budget Revision

£000's

Amount of Resources other than Accruing Resources in the Autumn Budget Revision1,166,119

Changes Proposed

117,083

of which:

Additional Funding

0

Take Up of EYF

0

Net Whitehall Transfers

20,752

Transfers to/from CUP

0

Net Transfers within Scottish Block*

96,331

Revised Budget

1,283,202

* includes £103.2m accounting adjustment described in Paragraph 5 of the introduction.

£000's

Revised Budget for 2005-06

Operating

Capital

Total

DEL:

Rural Development

101,828

51

101,879

Agricultural and Biological Science and other

115,050

-2,935

112,115

Fisheries

51,798

20,355

72,153

Natural Heritage

78,326

0

78,326

Environmental Protection

155,166

0

155,166

Research and Sustainable Action

6,243

0

6,243

Water

12,356

222,123

234,479

Total DEL

520,767

239,594

760,361

AME:

CAP Support

445,387

0

445,387

CAP Rural Development Measures

25,076

0

25,076

Total AME

470,463

0

470,463

Other Expenditure Outside DEL:

Animal Licence Fees

78

0

78

Cost of Capital on Scottish Water Voted Loans

52,300

0

52,300

Total Other Expenditure Outside DEL

52,378

0

52,378

Total Departmental Budget

1,043,608

239,594

1,283,202

Schedule 2.2 Details of Proposed Changes for the Spring Budget Revision

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

CAP Support

Revised estimating requirement for Single Farm Payment Scheme

21,000

0

Revised estimating requirement for Energy Crop Area Payments

-20

0

Revised estimating requirement for Proteins Premium Area Payments

-3

0

Total

20,977

0

445,387

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Net Total

20,977

0

445,387

0

Rural Development

Revised estimating requirement for Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme.

241

0

Revised estimating requirement for Countryside Premium Scheme.

999

0

Revised estimating requirement for Rural Stewardship Scheme.

450

0

Removal of provision for Land Mangement Contracts Scheme due to later than planned launch of the measure and slippage of first spending into 2006-07.

-1,000

0

Revised estimating requirement for Bee Health measures.

25

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Rural Partnership Scheme funding.

-1,500

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Farm Business Development Scheme.

-5,717

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Agriculture Business Development Scheme.

-1,300

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Marketing Developmnet Scheme.

-200

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme.

-162

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Highlands and Islands Marketing Scheme.

-60

0

Reduced estimatinmg requirement for Lowlands Marketing Scheme.

-40

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Farm Waste Grants to meet costs in Scotland of the GB Fallen Stock Scheme.

-1,000

0

Estimating reduction in provision for Farm Business Advice.

-200

0

Estimating changes to a range of Other spending.

-89

35

Total

-9,553

35

133,587

51

Less: Retained Income

-3

0

-6,683

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Net Total

-9,556

35

126,904

51

Agricultural and Biological Science and other

Estimating reduction in provision for Scottish Agricultural College.

-164

0

Estimating rduction in provision for Scottish Agricultural and Biological Research Institutes.

-1,687

0

Estimatingreduction in provision for Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

-600

0

Estimating increase for Pensions

445

0

Estimating increase for Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, mainly to cover increased non cash costs of depreciation for the Agency's new laboratory.

1,120

200

Estimating reduction for Crofters Commision.

-293

7

Increased requirement for Animal Health and Veterinary Services to meet Scottish contribution.to costs of Fallen Stock Scheme.

2,701

0

Reduced estimating requirement for Economic and other surveys.

-141

0

Increased estimating requirement for Miscellaneous costs.

607

0

Total

1,988

207

127,238

24,666

Less: Retained Income

241

0

-12,188

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

-2,118

0

-27,601

Net Total

2,229

-1,911

115,050

-2,935

Fisheries

Increase in Fisheries Research Services Capital Budget to cover initial costs of new Fishery Research Vessel.

0

350

Reduction in Fisheries Protection Agency Capital Budget reflecting slippage in timetable for procurement of new Fishery Protection Vessel.

0

-3,095

Increased estimating requirement for Other Fisheries spending.

733

0

Total

733

-2,745

54,174

21,356

Less: Retained Income

1

0

-2,376

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

-1,001

Net Total

734

-2,745

51,798

20,355

Natural Heritage

Transfer from Research & Sustainable Action for Nature Conservation Strategy

100

0

Total

100

0

78,326

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Net Total

100

0

78,326

0

Environmental Protection

Transfer from Fisheries for Strategic Waste Fund

3,250

0

Transfer from Rural Development for Strategic Waste Fund

750

0

Transfer from Research for Flood & Coast Protection

6

0

Transfer to Research from Flood & Coast Protection

-31

0

Transfer to Administration for procurement charges

-2

0

Transfer to Research for Groundwater Monitoring

-7

0

Total

3,966

0

155,341

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

-175

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Net Total

3,966

0

155,166

0

Research and Sustainable Action

Transfer from Flood & Coast to Research

31

0

Transfer from Water Framework to Research

7

0

Transfer to Flood & Coast from Research

-6

0

Transfer from FCSD to Committees, Information & Publicity

10

0

Transfer to Natural Heritage from Committees, Information & Publicity

-100

0

Total

-58

0

6,243

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Net Total

-58

0

6,243

0

Water

Transfer from Water Publicity to Scottish Water

-248

248

Transfer from FCSD for WCCP Relocation

112

0

Removal of Capital Receipts from Budget

0

-40,000

Cost of Capital on Scottish Water Voted Loans

52,300

0

Total

52,164

-39,752

64,656

222,123

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

40,000

0

0

Repayments to NLF

0

10,000

0

0

Repayments to PWLB, EIB, mortgages etc

0

40,900

0

0

Net Total

52,164

51,148

64,656

222,123

Departmental Total

70,556

46,527

1,043,530

239,594

Total Limit on Retained Income

23,564

Total Capital Receipts Applied

28,602

Directly allocated administration costs

40,477

Schedule 3.1 CAP Support

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

20,977

0

445,387

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Budget

20,977

0

445,387

0

of which:

Single Farm Payment Scheme

21,000

0

424,000

0

Energy Crop Area Payments

-20

0

130

0

Proteins Premium Area Payments

-3

0

257

0

Scottish Beef Cattle Scheme

0

0

21,000

0

Schedule 3.2 Rural Development

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

-9,553

35

133,587

51

Less: Retained Income

-3

0

-6,683

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Budget

-9,556

35

126,904

51

of which:

Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme*

0

0

61,000

0

Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme*

241

0

8,837

0

Countryside Premium Scheme*

999

0

5,219

0

Organic Aid Scheme*

0

0

3,409

0

Rural Stewardship Scheme* 1

-11,101

0

15,949

0

Habitat Creation Scheme*

0

0

359

0

Farm Woodland Scheme*

0

0

7,175

0

Land Management Contracts*

-18,150

0

0

0

Bee Health*

25

0

76

0

Rural Partnership Scheme

-1,500

0

3,000

0

Farm Business Development Scheme

-5,717

0

3,283

0

Agriculture Business Development Scheme

-1,300

0

2,280

0

Marketing Development Scheme

-200

0

780

0

Crofting Building Grants and Loans Scheme

0

0

3,500

0

Crofting Counties Agricultural Grant Scheme

-162

0

3,000

0

Highlands and Islands Marketing Scheme

-60

0

800

0

Lowlands Marketing Scheme

-40

0

3,412

0

Payments to Quality Meat Scotland

0

0

4,169

0

Support for Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society.

0

0

340

0

Farm Waste Grants

-1,000

0

5,200

0

Farm Business Advice

-200

0

800

0

Other

-89

35

999

51

Less contribution from modulation of CAP Support payments

28,701

0

0

0

Less Retained Income

-3

0

-6,683

0

1. Gross spending under the Rural Stewardship Scheme will be some £11.5m higher than the figure shown here taking account of funding from Modulation of CAP Support payments.
* Indicates a measure which is partly funded by the EU Guarantee Fund via the Rural Payments Agency of the Department of Environment and Rural Affairs, or through modulation of CAP Support payments

Schedule 3.3 Agricultural and Biological Science and Other

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

1,988

207

127,238

24,666

Less: Retained Income

241

0

-12,188

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

-2,118

0

-27,601

Budget

2,229

-1,911

115,050

-2,935

of which:

Scottish Agricultural College

-164

0

19,388

0

Scottish Agricultural and Biological Research Institutes

-1,687

0

36,249

0

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

-600

0

10,503

0

Flexible Fund for R+D

0

6,000

0

Pensions

445

0

23,000

0

Support for Agricultural Training

0

0

350

0

Scottish Agricultural Science Agency ( SASA)

1,120

200

10,384

24,200

Payments to SASA under a net running costs SLA

0

0

6,599

0

Crofters Commission

-293

7

2,747

292

Deer Commission

0

0

1,779

90

Animal Health and Veterinary Services

2,701

0

4,288

64

Seeds Administration and Plant Health

0

0

1,578

0

Economic and other surveys

-141

0

1,611

0

Misc., incl. committee, tribunal and publishing costs

607

0

2,762

20

Less: Retained Income/Capital Receipts Applied

241

-2,118

-12,188

-27,601

Schedule 3.4 Fisheries

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

733

-2,745

54,174

21,356

Less: Retained Income

1

0

-2,376

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

-1,001

Budget

734

-2,745

51,798

20,355

of which:

Fisheries Research Services ( FRS)

0

350

24,762

4,296

Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency ( SFPA)

0

-3,095

20,069

17,060

Fisheries Capital Grants

0

0

7,479

0

Other

733

0

1,864

0

Less: Retained Income/Capital Receipts Applied

1

0

-2,376

-1,001

Schedule 3.5 Natural Heritage

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

100

0

78,326

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Budget

100

0

78,326

0

of which:

Scottish Natural Heritage

100

0

67,520

0

National Parks

0

0

10,806

0

Schedule 3.6 Environmental Protection

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

3,966

0

155,341

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

-175

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Budget

3,966

0

155,166

0

of which:

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

87

0

33,482

0

Waste Initiatives

0

0

25,019

0

Keep Scotland Beautiful

0

0

234

0

Strategic Waste Fund

4,000

0

85,600

0

Flood and Coast Protection

-59

0

6,430

0

Noise and Air Quality Action

0

0

3,210

0

Water Environment

-62

0

1,191

0

Schedule 3.7 Research and Sustainable Action

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

-58

0

6,243

0

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied

0

0

0

0

Budget

-58

0

6,243

0

of which:

Sustainable Action Fund

200

0

4,215

0

Committees, Information and Projects

-290

0

708

0

Research

32

0

1,320

0

Schedule 3.8 Water Services

Details of Proposed Budget

£000's

2005-06

Changes Proposed

Revised Position

Operating

Capital

Operating

Capital

Gross Expenditure

52,164

-39,752

64,656

222,123

Less: Retained Income

0

0

0

0

Capital Receipts Applied*

0

40,000

0

0

Repayments to NLF*

0

10,000

0

0

Repayments to PWLB, EIB, mortgages etc*

0

40,900

0

0

Budget

52,164

51,148

64,656

222,123

of which:

Scottish Water

0

248

0

222,123

Less: Repayments to NLF, PWLB, etc*

0

50,900

0

0

Private Water

-100

0

2,400

0

Water Industry Commission

-88

0

1,999

0

Transitional Reduction Scheme

0

0

7,000

0

Water Publicity

-473

0

147

0

SS Sir Walter Scott

100

0

385

0

Scottish Water G8 Costs

425

0

425

0

Cost of Capital on Scottish Water Voted Loans*

52,300

0

52,300

0

* Change in accounting treatment as agreed with Audit Scotland
Cost of Capital in respect of loans to Scottish Water is offset entirely by an equivalent sum of interest received from Scottish Water. The cash receipt from Scottish Water is surrendered to the Scottish Consolidated Fund (£52.3m).

Voted Loan Advances

349,623

Loan Repayments

-127,500

Voted Loan net expenditure

222,123

NLF Repayments

-10,000

PWLB and EIB Repayments

-40,900

Scottish Water net new borrowing within DEL

171,223

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