WAQ77433 (e) Tabled on 16/11/2018

Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a breakdown of Welsh Government budget underspends in the financial years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance | Answered on 26/11/2018

A breakdown of DEL Outturn for the requested financial years is provided below. 

Detailed explanations for all overspends plus any underspends greater than 1% of MEG level budgets (subject to a de-minimis level of £0.5 million) are provided in the Report on Outturn which is sent to the Finance Committee each year.

Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) Outturn 2014-15

Main Expenditure Group

Supplementary Budget

Outturn

Underspends / Overspends (-)

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

Health & Social Services

 

6,178.8

166.9

315.6

6,174.4

160.2

315.2

4.4

6.7

0.4

 

Local Government

 

4,570.1

0.2

22.4

4,568.7

-

22.2

1.4

0.2

0.2

 

Communities & Tackling Poverty

 

347.0

0.5

393.4

346.9

0.3

393.4

0.1

0.2

-

 

Economy, Science  & Transport

 

518.9

155.0

459.8

518.1

152.7

459.5

0.8

2.3

0.3

 

Education & Skills

 

1,500.9

116.6

153.8

1,500.5

106.9

153.8

0.4

9.7

-

 

Natural Resources

 

295.6

9.7

133.0

295.2

9.7

132.8

0.4

-

0.2

 

Central Services & Administration

295.4

16.0

22.6

294.6

14.8

22.3

0.8

1.2

0.3

 

TOTAL

 

13,706.7

464.9

1,500.6

13,698.4

444.6

1,499.2

8.3

20.3

1.4

 

 

 

 

Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) Outturn 2015-16

Main Expenditure Group

Supplementary Budget

Outturn

Underspends / Overspends (-)

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

Health & Social Services

 

6,426.8

172.0

225.7

6,425.5

165.9

225.5

1.3

6.1

0.2

 

Local Government

 

3,429.6

0.4

22.9

3,428.4

0.1

22.7

1.2

0.3

0.2

 

Communities & Tackling Poverty

 

343.6

0.5

422.4

343.5

0.1

422.3

0.1

0.4

0.1

 

Economy, Science  & Transport

 

511.3

224.9

530.9

511.1

221.6

530.5

0.2

3.3

0.4

 

Education & Skills

 

1,487.0

106.9

204.0

1,487.0

100.0

204.0

-

6.9

-

 

Natural Resources

 

285.7

12.2

120.5

285.5

11.0

117.7

0.2

1.2

2.8

 

Central Services & Administration

279.2

16.0

20.6

277.2

11.4

19.2

2.0

4.6

1.4

 

TOTAL

 

12,763.2

532.9

1,547.0

12,758.2

510.1

1,541.9

5.0

22.8

5.1

 

 

 

 

Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) Outturn 2016-17

Main Expenditure Group

Supplementary Budget

Outturn

Underspends / Overspends (-)

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

Health, Well-being & Sport

 

6,752.0

174.8

276.8

6,744.8

170.2

276.5

7.2

4.6

0.3

 

Local Government

 

3,333.3

0.4

20.3

3,331.0

0.2

20.3

2.3

0.2

0

 

Communities & Children

 

362.5

0

403.5

362.4

0

403.4

0.1

0

0.1

 

Economy & Infrastructure

 

635.6

-212.0

447.8

640.6

-249.7

447.8

-5.0

37.7

0

 

Education

 

1,370.4

333.0

175.6

1,370.1

305.4

175.5

0.3

27.6

0.1

 

Environment & Rural Affairs

 

277.5

11.8

102.2

277.4

11.8

102.0

0.1

0

0.2

 

Central Services & Administration

287.5

16.0

21.2

283.4

12.5

21.2

4.1

3.5

0

 

TOTAL

 

13,018.8

324.0

1,447.4

13,009.7

250.4

1,446.7

9.1

73.6

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) Outturn 2017-18

Main Expenditure Group

Supplementary Budget

Outturn

Underspends / Overspends (-)

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

Fiscal Resource

Non Fiscal Resource

Capital

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

 

Health & Social Services

 

6,996.6

190.0

339.4

6,980.6

183.8

348.4

16.0

6.2

-9.0

 

Local Government & Public Services

 

3,628.4

0.4

625.4

3,628.1

0.2

625.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

 

Economy & Transport

 

520.1

196.7

545.6

520.1

162.6

585.2

0.0

34.1

-39.6

 

Education

 

1,548.3

407.0

145.8

1,548.2

328.2

145.4

0.1

78.8

0.4

 

Energy, Planning & Rural Affairs

 

269.4

13.1

104.5

269.3

10.8

103.8

0.1

2.3

0.7

 

Central Services & Administration

 

296.7

21.5

14.2

286.2

19.7

12.4

10.5

1.8

1.8

 

TOTAL

 

13,259.5

828.7

1,774.9

13,232.5

705.3

1,820.5

27.0

123.4

-45.6