Budget (No. 2) Bill

[ AS INTRODUCED]

Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2009 and appropriation of that sum
Power of the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow
Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in year ending 31st March 2009
Limit on use of accruing resources in year ending 31st March 2009
Cash excess for year ending 31st March 2007
Repeal of spent provisions
Interpretation
Short title

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 1 Sums granted for the year ending 31st March 2009
Schedule 2 Amounts of resources authorised for use and amounts of accruing resources which may be used in year ending 31st March 2009
Schedule 3 Repeals

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Authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of the year ending 31st March 2009; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow on the credit of the appropriated sums; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources (including accruing resources) for the year ending 31st March 2009; to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of an excess cash sum for the service of the year ending 31st March 2007; and to repeal certain spent provisions.

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:

Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2009 and appropriation of that sum

1. — (1) The Department of Finance and Personnel may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply to the service of the year ending 31st March 2009 the sum of £7,184,270,000.

(2) That sum is appropriated for the purposes specified in Schedule 1.

Power of the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow

2. — (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Department of Finance and Personnel may borrow on the credit of the sum specified in section 1 any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole £3,592,135,000.

(2) Any money so borrowed shall be repaid, with any interest due thereon, out of the Consolidated Fund not later than 31st March 2009.

Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in year ending 31st March 2009

3. — (1) For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 2001 Act, this section authorises the use of resources in the year ending 31st March 2009.

(2) The use of resources by —

(a) the Northern Ireland departments;
(b) the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(c) the Northern Ireland Audit Office;
(d) the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints;
(e) the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation; and
(f) the Food Standards Agency,

in that year is authorised to the amount of £8,474,916,000.

(3) In that year, resources may be used by a Northern Ireland department or a body or person mentioned in subsection (2) for the purposes specified in relation to that department, body or person in column 1 of Schedule 2 up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Schedule.

Limit on use of accruing resources in year ending 31st March 2009

4. — (1) For the purposes of section 8(1) of the 2001 Act, this section sets the relevant limits on the accruing resources that may be directed to be used for certain purposes in the year ending 31st March 2009 in addition to resources authorised by this Act or any other statutory provision to be used for those purposes in that year.

(2) In that year accruing resources not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 may be directed to be used for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 1 of that Schedule.

Cash excess for year ending 31st March 2007

5. The Department of Finance and Personnel may issue out of the Consolidated Fund the sum of £7,224,593.19 and apply that sum for the purposes of expenditure by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in the year ending 31st March 2007 on superannuation benefits to or in respect of persons engaged in the health and personal social services or in other approved employment.

Repeal of spent provisions

6. The statutory provisions mentioned in Schedule 3 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.

Interpretation

7. In this Act —

“the 2001 Act” means the Government Resources and Accounts Act ( Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 6);

“resources” does not include accruing resources within the meaning of section 8(1) of the 2001 Act;

“statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act ( Northern Ireland) 1954.

Short title

8. This Act may be cited as the Budget (No. 2) Act ( Northern Ireland) 2008.

SCHEDULES

SECTION 1.

SCHEDULE 1

SUMS GRANTED FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2009

Purpose	Sums Granted (£)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT For expenditure by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on development of the agriculture and agricultural products industries and alternative land uses, provision and funding of education and training services to the agri-food industry, provision of veterinary services, measures associated with the provision of scientific services (by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and other scientific bodies), measures associated with the Innovation Fund, Skills and Science and Environment and Renewable Energy Priority Funding packages, prevention and eradication of animal diseases, protecting plant health, regional measures for farm support and enhancement of the countryside, rural development measures, market support, grants for capital and other improvements, support for agriculture in special areas, assistance to production and market development, promoting production hygiene and safety, flood defence measures, maintenance of watercourses, protection and conservation of sea fisheries and aquaculture, implementation of the European Union Common Fisheries Policy and local fisheries policy, support operation of the Loughs Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission and the Fishery Harbour Authority, protection and conservation of forests, extension of woodland area, promotion of recreational use of forest areas, supply and sale of timber, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, payments under the Common Agricultural Policy and administration costs.	171,074,000
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, ARTS AND LEISURE For expenditure by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on libraries (other than library services to schools), arts and creativity, the North/South Language Body, museums, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, W5, events, sports, inland fisheries, certain inland waterways (including payments to the Rivers Agency), Waterways Ireland, administration and certain miscellaneous services, costs associated with the Review of Public Administration (including payments on behalf of the proposed new Northern Ireland Library Authority), Integrated Development Fund, linguistic and cultural diversity, grants in aid to the Education and Library Boards for public library services, grants in aid to certain bodies.	106,230,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION General For expenditure by the Department of Education on pre-school education, schools (including library and support services for schools and pupils), other related services, certain services for children, young people and families, and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for certain services (including for core and school-related administration); grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies; payments by the Department in respect of certain teachers’ salaries; repayment of loans; the youth service, community relations measures for young people, millennium volunteers, other related services and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for youth service and community relations provision and directly associated administration; grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies for youth service and community relations provision; and payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes for schools, youth service and community relations provision.	1,117,241,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Teachers’ superannuation For expenditure by the Department of Education on pensions, allowances, gratuities etc., certain payments to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund, and certain payments on behalf of the education and library boards and the Department for Employment and Learning, in respect of premature retirement compensation.	74,445,000
DEPARTMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING For expenditure by the Department for Employment and Learning on higher education (including universities and colleges of education); further and adult education; youth and adult skills training; management and enterprise training; student support and other matters relating to tertiary education, including grants in aid to certain bodies, grants in respect of Educational Maintenance Allowances and certain payments to the Department of Education in respect of teachers’ premature retirement compensation; repayment of loans; labour market services including employment law, tribunals and labour relations; employment schemes and services including those for people with disabilities; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and, administration costs, including redundancy payments and departmental research.	506,759,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT For expenditure by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on economic development, innovation and R&D policy, policy evaluation and research, assistance to aircraft and shipbuilding industries (including the residual costs in connection with the privatisation of aircraft and shipbuilding companies, economic infrastructure in support of economic development including energy and minerals, sustainable energy and telecommunications, grant payment to Invest Northern Ireland, development of tourism including grant payment to the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Tourism Ireland Ltd, InterTradeIreland, payments under European Union Structural Funds Programmes, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, business regulation, trading standards and consumer affairs services, the provision of a debt advice service, social economy, grant payment to the Consumer Council, grant payment to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, assistance to the gas and electricity industries (including the residual costs in connection with the privatisation of the electricity industry in Northern Ireland) Skills and Science and Environment and Renewable Energy Funding Packages, administration costs and other related services, including grants in aid.	144,037,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL General For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on central Finance and Personnel Policy, NICS Financial Services, NICS Procurement Services; NICS Personnel Services, NICS ICT Services, NICS Accommodation Services, other common services including Departmental Solicitors’ Office, the Northern Ireland Law Commission, the Centre for Applied Learning and Delivery and Innovation Services, Energy Efficiency grants to District Councils, administration of centralised funds, departmental administration costs, grant in aid, other common services, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the General Register Office, Land and Property Services, operational and programmed costs of the Special European Union Programmes Body, payments and income under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, sponsorship of secretariats, tribunals and other independent bodies, departmental administration costs, grant in aid, other common services.	96,818,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL Superannuation and other allowances For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on pensions, lump sums and gratuities to or in respect of persons covered by the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (NI), civil pensions and gratuities.	153,750,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL The North/South Pension Scheme For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on the Northern Ireland share of pensions, lump sums and gratuities to or in respect of persons covered by the North/South Pension Scheme.	50,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY General For expenditure by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on policy development, hospital, community health and personal social services, Health and Social Care Trusts, family health services, Health Estates Agency, training, welfare foods, grants to voluntary bodies, centrally financed services, the Food Safety Promotion Board, special initiatives, the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes, prison patients’ benefits, grants to district councils, administration, related services and fire fighting, rescue and fire safety services.	2,178,153,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY Health and personal social services superannuation For expenditure by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on superannuation benefits to or in respect of persons engaged in the health and personal social services or in other approved employment.	—

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on conservation; natural heritage; built heritage; environmental legislation and protection; planning services; the Review of Public Administration; grants to district councils in support of local services, emergency financial assistance, waste management and construction product enforcement regulations; payments to Local Government Staff Commission; road safety services, driver and vehicle licensing, driver and vehicle testing, transport licensing and enforcement; consultants’ fees, computer hardware and software, purchase of equipment, plant and vehicles; payments under European Union Structural Funds Programmes; departmental administration costs and repayment of loans.	77,363,000
DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT For expenditure by the Department for Regional Development on support for the Roads Service including design, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, footpaths, street lighting and car parks; purchase of land, property, vehicles, plant, equipment and stores; public liability claims; costs associated with the decriminalisation of parking enforcement; operation and maintenance of the Strangford Ferry; support for air and sea ports including salary, wages and other costs in respect of the Donaghadee Harbour; grants in respect of the Rathlin Island ferry service and works to Ballycastle and Rathlin Harbours; support for transport services including current and capital grants in respect of rail and road passenger services including fare concessions, fuel duty rebate, transport for people with disabilities, rural transport, provision and maintenance of bus shelters, purchase of buses and rolling stock and capital works; support for regional planning, transport planning and visioning; support to implement the Review of Public Administration; energy matters; consultants’ and other fees; research and development; salaries and wages, general administrative expenses and central administration costs; certain early retirement and compensation payments; graphics unit; computer hardware and software; office machinery and equipment; related services including services to other departments; payments under European Union Structural Funds Programmes; payments under European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; repayment of loans; payment of income subsidies, capital grants and net lending to NI Water Limited, equity injections and supporting the costs associated with the maintenance of the shareholder and water policy functions.	564,112,000
DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT For expenditure by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs including a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for administering the Housing Benefit Scheme, departmental corporate services costs, the administration costs of the Social Security Agency and Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division including the costs of administering services provided to the Department for Work and Pensions and other departments and on accommodation costs; costs incurred as part of the Welfare to Work initiative; cost of preparing for the introduction of measures announced in the Review of Public Administration; on social security benefits including non-contributory retirement pensions, payment of the cash value of EC officials transferable State Pension rights to the Pension Scheme of the European Communities’ Institution, age related payments, over 70s’ payments, Christmas bonus payments to pensioners, attendance allowance, carer’s allowance, severe disablement allowance, disability living allowance; pensions, gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; compensation for sufferers, or their dependants, of certain dust related diseases; payment of compensation to mesothelioma sufferers or their dependants; income support, pension credit, payments of spousal and child maintenance, jobseeker’s allowance (income based), jobseeker’s allowance (contribution based), employment support allowance (income based), employment support allowance (contribution based), back to work bonus, child maintenance bonus, payments of job grant; on grant in aid to the Independent Living Fund, grants to Motability; a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the payment of rent rebate, rent allowance, rates rebate for tenants and discretionary housing payments, cost of housing benefit rates rebates for owner occupiers, the cost of paying assistance from the Financial Assistance Scheme; sums payable into the Social Fund for expenditure on community care grants, budgeting and crisis loans, maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather and winter fuel payments; sums payable to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund as compensation payments in respect of statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay; central administration costs relating to the Housing Programme; on housing services, including certain grants; on housing support under the Supporting People Programme, central administration costs relating to the Urban Regeneration and Community Development Programme; on urban regeneration including certain grants in aid and on other services such as promotional activities and events; community development including grants to voluntary bodies and statutory bodies; grants to support the Renewing Communities Initiatives; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes.	1,910,130,000
OFFICE OF THE FIRST MINISTER AND DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER For expenditure by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on support for government, the North/South Ministerial Council, the British-Irish Council, the Civic Forum, expenses of the Planning Appeals Commission and the Water Appeals Commission, the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative including grant in aid to the Strategic Investment Board, the Environment and Renewable Energy Fund, promotion of equality of opportunity and social inclusion, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, community relations, district council programmes, the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, victims, the Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland, administration and other services, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, grants and grants in aid.	53,422,000
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Assembly on remunerating and supporting Members of the Assembly in discharging their duties in their constituencies, in the Assembly and elsewhere; the costs of general administration including staff costs, general expenses and equipment, accommodation and other services.	21,743,000
ASSEMBLY OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLAINTS For expenditure by the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints on the costs of administration and other support services, for the provision of an independent, effective and free system for investigating complaints from individuals who claim to have suffered injustice through maladministration by Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies, public and local bodies and the Health and Personal Social Services; the provision of an independent investigative resource to support the work of the Committee on Standards and Privileges in dealing with complaints against Members of the Assembly.	755,000
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY For expenditure by the Food Standards Agency on the costs of administration and other support services in protecting public health from risks which may arise in connection with the consumption of food, and otherwise protecting the interests of consumers in relation to food including the range of food safety enforcement activities required under European Union and Northern Ireland legislation, providing consumers with accurate and reliable information so that they can make healthy eating choices, facilitating and delivering training courses, commissioning surveys and participating in programmes to increase public awareness of food safety and consumer choice issues and on related services and grants to district councils.	3,219,000

NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Audit Office on the costs of administration and other support services in providing objective information, advice and assurance on the use of public funds; encouraging beneficial change in the provision of public services, the highest standards in financial management and reporting and propriety in the conduct of public business; conducting data matching exercises for the purpose of assisting in the prevention and detection of fraud.	4,969,000
NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY REGULATION For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation on administration costs, regulation of the electricity, gas and water and sewerage industries, protection of electricity, gas and water and sewerage consumers, promotion and development of the natural gas industry, duties and functions as set out in various pieces of enabling legislation, administration of the Climate Change Levy renewable exemption Scheme, the Electricity (Guarantees of origin of electricity produced from Renewable Energy Sources) Scheme, and the Renewables Obligation Scheme, development and administration of an all-island energy market, costs associated with the single electricity market committee, co-operation with international regulators, services to other departments and other miscellaneous duties which may arise.	—
TOTAL £	7,184,270,000

Sections 3 and 4.

SCHEDULE 2

AMOUNTS OF RESOURCES AUTHORISED FOR USE AND AMOUNTS OF
ACCRUING RESOURCES WHICH MAY BE USED IN YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2009

Purpose	Resources authorised for use (£)	Total Accruing Resources (£)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT A. For use by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on development of the agriculture and agricultural products industries and alternative land uses, provision and funding of education and training services to the agri-food industry, provision of veterinary services, measures associated with the provision of scientific services (by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and other scientific bodies) measures associated with the Innovation Fund, Skills and Science and Environment and Renewable Energy Priority Funding packages, prevention and eradication of animal diseases, protecting plant health, regional measures for farm support and enhancement of the countryside, rural development measures, market support, grants for capital and other improvements, support for agriculture in special areas, assistance to production and market development, promoting production hygiene and safety, flood defence measures, maintenance of watercourses, protection and conservation of sea fisheries and aquaculture, implementation of the European Union Common Fisheries Policy and local fisheries policy, support operation of the Loughs Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission and the Fishery Harbour Authority, protection and conservation of forests, extension of woodland area, promotion of recreational use of forest areas, supply and sale of timber, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, payments under the Common Agricultural Policy, administration costs, and associated non-cash items.	180,431,000	299,033,000
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, ARTS AND LEISURE A. For use by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on libraries (other than library services to schools), arts and creativity, the North/South Language Body, museums, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, W5, events, sports, inland fisheries, certain inland waterways (including payments to the Rivers Agency), Waterways Ireland, administration and certain miscellaneous services, costs associated with the Review of Public Administration (including payments on behalf of the proposed new Northern Ireland Library Authority), Integrated Development Fund, linguistic and cultural diversity, grants in aid to the Education and Library Boards for public library services, grants in aid to certain bodies and provision for associated non-cash items.	95,389,000	379,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION General A. For use by the Department of Education on pre-school education, schools (including library and support services for schools and pupils), other related services, certain services for children, young people and families, and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for certain services (including for core and school-related administration); grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies; payments by the Department in respect of certain teachers’ salaries; repayment of loans; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and provision for associated non-cash items.	1,099,518,000	769,000
B. For use by the Department of Education on the youth service, community relations measures for young people, millennium volunteers, other related services and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for youth service and community relations provision and directly associated administration; grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and provision for associated non-cash items.	18,775,000	768,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Teachers’ superannuation A. For use by the Department of Education on pensions, allowances, gratuities etc., certain payments to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund, certain payments on behalf of the education and library boards and the Department for Employment and Learning, in respect of premature retirement compensation; and provision for associated non-cash items.	264,816,000	171,823,000
DEPARTMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING A. For use by the Department for Employment and Learning on higher education (including universities and colleges of education); further and adult education; youth and adult skills training; management and enterprise training; student support and other matters relating to tertiary education, including grants in aid to certain bodies, grants in respect of Educational Maintenance Allowances and certain payments to the Department of Education in respect of teachers’ premature retirement compensation; repayment of loans; administration costs, including redundancy payments, departmental research; and associated non-cash items.	356,607,000	85,361,000
B. For use by the Department for Employment and Learning on labour market services including employment law, tribunals and labour relations; employment schemes and services including those for people with disabilities; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; administration costs, including redundancy payments, departmental research; and associated non-cash items.	84,862,000	10,764,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT A. For use by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on economic development, innovation and R&D policy, policy evaluation and research, assistance to aircraft and shipbuilding industries (including the residual costs in connection with the privatisation of aircraft and shipbuilding companies), economic infrastructure in support of economic development including energy and minerals, sustainable energy and telecommunications, grant payment to Invest Northern Ireland, development of tourism including grant payment to the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Tourism Ireland Ltd, InterTradeIreland, payments under European Union Structural Funds Programmes, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, business regulation, trading standards and consumer affairs services, the provision of a debt advice service, social economy, grant payment to the Consumer Council, grant payment to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, assistance to the gas and electricity industries (including the residual costs in connection with the privatisation of the electricity industry in Northern Ireland), Skills and Science and Environment and Renewable Energy Funding Packages, administration costs, associated non-cash costs and other related services, including grants in aid.	149,591,000	10,475,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL General A. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on central Finance and Personnel Policy, NICS Financial Services, NICS Procurement Services, NICS Personnel Services, NICS ICT Services, NICS Accommodation Services, other common services including Departmental Solicitors’ Office, the Northern Ireland Law Commission, the Centre for Applied Learning and Delivery and Innovation Services, Energy Efficiency grants to District Councils, administration of centralised funds, departmental administration costs, grant in aid, other common services and associated non-cash and notional items.	60,655,000	200,100,000
B. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, General Register Office, Land and Property Services, operational and programmed costs of the Special European Union Programmes Body, payments and income under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, sponsorship of secretariats, tribunals and other independent bodies, departmental administration costs, grant in aid, other common services and associated non-cash and notional items.	38,449,000	33,767,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL Superannuation and other allowances A. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on pensions, lump sums and gratuities to or in respect of persons covered by the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (NI), civil pensions and gratuities and associated non-cash items.	236,215,000	171,229,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL The North/South Pension Scheme A. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on the Northern Ireland share of pensions, lump sums and gratuities to or in respect of persons covered by the North/South Pension Scheme and associated non-cash items.	1,210,000	2,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY General A. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on policy development, hospital, community health and personal social services, Health and Social Care Trusts, family health services, Health Estates Agency, training, welfare foods, grants to voluntary bodies, centrally financed services, the Food Safety Promotion Board, special initiatives, the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes, prison patients’ benefits, grants to district councils, administration, related services and associated non-cash items.	2,091,644,000	533,336,000
B. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on fire fighting, rescue and fire safety services, administration and associated non-cash items.	47,000,000	—

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY Health and personal social services superannuation A. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on superannuation benefits to or in respect of persons engaged in the health and personal social services or in other approved employment and associated non-cash items.	355,410,000	294,344,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT A. For use by the Department of the Environment on conservation; natural heritage; built heritage; environmental legislation and protection; planning services; the Review of Public Administration; grants to district councils in support of local services, emergency financial assistance, waste management and construction product enforcement regulations; payments to Local Government Staff Commission; road safety services, driver and vehicle licensing, driver and vehicle testing, transport licensing and enforcement; consultants’ fees, computer hardware and software, purchase of equipment, plant and vehicles; payments under European Union Structural Funds Programmes; departmental administration costs, repayment of loans and associated non-cash items.	90,498,000	44,624,000
DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT A. For use by the Department for Regional Development on support for the Roads Service including design, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, footpaths, street lighting and car parks; purchase of land, property, vehicles, plant, equipment and stores; public liability claims; costs associated with the decriminalisation of parking enforcement; operation and maintenance of the Strangford Ferry; support for air and sea ports including salary, wages and other costs in respect of the Donaghadee Harbour; grants in respect of the Rathlin Island ferry service and works to Ballycastle and Rathlin Harbours; support for transport services including current and capital grants in respect of rail and road passenger services including fare concessions, fuel duty rebate, transport for people with disabilities, rural transport, provision and maintenance of bus shelters, purchase of buses and rolling stock and capital works; support for regional planning, transport planning and visioning; support to implement the Review of Public Administration; energy matters; consultants’ and other fees; and research and development; salaries and wages, general administrative expenses and central administration costs; certain early retirement and compensation payments; graphics unit; computer hardware and software; office machinery and equipment; related services including services to other departments; payments under European Union Structural Funds Programmes; payments under European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; repayment of loans and associated non-cash items.	1,223,800,000	19,362,000
B. For use by the Department for Regional Development on payment of income subsidies, capital grants and net lending to NI Water Limited, equity injections, supporting the costs associated with the maintenance of the shareholder and water policy functions; consultants’ and other fees; salaries and wages, general administrative expenses and central administration costs; graphics unit; computer hardware and software, office machinery and equipment and associated non-cash items.	158,915,000	40,800,000
DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT A. For use by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs including a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for administering the Housing Benefit Scheme, departmental corporate services costs, the administration costs of the Social Security Agency and Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division including the costs of administering services provided to the Department for Work and Pensions and other departments and on accommodation costs; costs incurred as part of the Welfare to Work initiative; cost of preparing for the introduction of measures announced in the Review of Public Administration; on social security benefits including non-contributory retirement pensions, payment of the cash value of EC officials transferable State Pension rights to the Pension Scheme of the European Communities’ Institution, age related payments, over 70s’ payments, Christmas bonus payments to pensioners, attendance allowance, carer’s allowance, severe disablement allowance, disability living allowance; pensions, gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; compensation for sufferers, or their dependants, of certain dust related diseases; payment of compensation to mesothelioma sufferers or their dependants; income support, pension credit, payments of spousal and child maintenance, jobseeker’s allowance (income based), jobseeker’s allowance (contribution based), employment support allowance (income based), employment support allowance (contribution based) back to work bonus, child maintenance bonus, payments of job grant; on grant in aid to the Independent Living Fund, grants to Motability; a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the payment of rent rebate, rent allowance, rates rebate for tenants and discretionary housing payments, cost of housing benefit rates rebates for owner occupiers, the cost of paying assistance from the Financial Assistance Scheme; sums payable into the Social Fund for expenditure on community care grants, budgeting and crisis loans, maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather and winter fuel payments; sums payable to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund as compensation payments in respect of statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay; and associated non-cash items.	1,580,661,000	95,755,000
B. For use by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs relating to the Housing Programme; cost of preparing for the introduction of measures announced in the Review of Public Administration; on housing services, including certain grants; on housing support under the Supporting People Programme; and associated non-cash items.	188,226,000	173,422,000
C. For use by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs relating to the Urban Regeneration and Community Development Programme; cost of preparing for the introduction of measures announced in the Review of Public Administration; on urban regeneration including certain grants in aid and on other services such as promotional activities and events; community development including grants to voluntary bodies and statutory bodies; grants to support the Renewing Communities Initiative; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and associated non-cash items.	67,104,000	5,286,000
OFFICE OF THE FIRST MINISTER AND DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER A. For use by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on support for government, the North/South Ministerial Council, the British-Irish Council, the Civic Forum, expenses of the Planning Appeals Commission and the Water Appeals Commission, the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative including grant in aid to the Strategic Investment Board, the Environment and Renewable Energy Fund, administration and other services, grants and associated non-cash items.	23,370,000	376,000
B. For use by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on promotion of equality of opportunity and social inclusion, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, community relations, district council programmes, the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, victims, the Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland, administration and other services, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, grants and grants in aid and associated non-cash items.	23,077,000	450,000
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY A. For use by the Northern Ireland Assembly on remunerating and supporting Members of the Assembly in discharging their duties in their constituencies, in the Assembly and elsewhere, the costs of general administration including staff costs, general expenses and equipment, accommodation, other services and associated non-cash items.	27,545,000	25,000
ASSEMBLY OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLAINTS A. For use by the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints on the costs of administration and other support services including associated non-cash items, for the provision of an independent, effective and free system for investigating complaints from individuals who claim to have suffered injustice through maladministration by Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies, public and local bodies and the Health and Personal Social Services; the provision of an independent investigative resource to support the work of the Committee on Standards and Privileges in dealing with complaints against Members of the Assembly.	782,000	—
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY A. For use by the Food Standards Agency on the costs of administration and other support services in protecting public health from risks which may arise in connection with the consumption of food, and otherwise protecting the interests of consumers in relation to food including the range of food safety enforcement activities required under European Union and Northern Ireland legislation, providing consumers with accurate and reliable information so that they can make healthy eating choices, facilitating and delivering training courses, commissioning surveys and participating in programmes to increase public awareness of food safety and consumer choice issues and on related services, grants to district councils and associated non-cash items.	5,221,000	3,430,000
NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE A. For use by the Northern Ireland Audit Office on the costs of administration and other support services including associated non-cash items of the Northern Ireland Audit Office in providing objective information, advice and assurance on the use of public funds; encouraging beneficial change in the provision of public services, the highest standards in financial management and reporting and propriety in the conduct of public business; conducting data matching exercises for the purpose of assisting in the prevention and detection of fraud.	5,145,000	2,382,000
NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY REGULATION A. For use by the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation on administration costs, regulation of the electricity, gas and water and sewerage industries, protection of electricity, gas and water and sewerage consumers, promotion and development of the natural gas industry, duties and functions as set out in various pieces of enabling legislation, administration of the Climate Change Levy renewable exemption Scheme, the Electricity (Guarantees of origin of electricity produced from Renewable Energy Sources) Scheme, and the Renewables Obligation Scheme, development and administration of an all-island energy market, costs associated with the single electricity market committee, co-operation with international regulators, services to other departments, other miscellaneous duties which may arise and associated non-cash items.	—	8,431,000
TOTAL £	8,474,916,000	2,208,491,000

Section 6.

SCHEDULE 3

REPEALS

Short Title	Extent of repeal
The Budget ( Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 3).	The whole Order.
The Budget (No. 2) ( Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 12).	The whole Order.