AQW 36513/11-15


Mr Pat Ramsey
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Foyle


Tabled Date: 26/09/2014
Answered On Date: 15/10/2014
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, for the 2011-15 budget period, to detail (i) the budget reductions over £1,000, broken down by (a) the name of the item; (b) the amount of the reduction; and (c) the reduction as a percentage of the previous funding awarded; and (ii) the impact of Welfare Reform penalties on that budget.


Answer:
Budgets are subject to constant scrutiny and can be amended for various reasons in order, for example, to reflect reprioritisation of objectives and changes in external circumstances. At the level of detail asked it is not possible to isolate those budget reductions which are a direct result of cuts.
The overall position in relation to the Department’s budget is summarised in the table at Annex 1. This shows opening and closing budget allocations for 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 compared to the opening baseline for 2010/11. The 14/15 allocations are not included since agreement has not yet been reached by the Executive on cuts for this year.
The table shows, at Departmental and ALB level, budget reductions imposed as part of the CSR exercise and in-year budget movements separately. It also reports funding made available to new activities for example City of Culture and World Police and Fire Games. Some notes are included which explain significant levels of additional funding made available to existing services.
I am also placing in the Assembly library the Department’s Savings Delivery Plans for the Budget period. These are the mechanism through which departments informed the Assembly and other stakeholders of where they planned to make budget savings. I hope you find these informative as well.
Finally, the Department has made no budget reductions in the current year in respect of the Welfare Reform penalty for 14/15. As you may be aware, the Executive has agreed to discuss the management of this penalty as part of October Monitoring.
ANNEX 1
DCAL - RESOURCE BUDGETS 2010/11 TO 2013/14
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Area
Notes
Opening Baseline
Opening Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Closing Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Opening Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Closing Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Opening Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Closing Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
 
 
£m
£m
 
£m
 
£m
 
£m
 
£m
 
£m
 
Department
1
21.88
21.60
-1%
20.26
-7%
22.37
2%
22.27
2%
23.08
6%
24.19
11%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALBs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arts Council
 
16.02
15.20
-5%
14.93
-7%
14.16
-12%
13.96
-13%
13.83
-14%
13.53
-16%
NI Screen
2
1.29
1.26
-2%
1.40
9%
1.21
-6%
1.68
31%
1.17
-9%
2.28
77%
Armagh Obs & Planetarium
 
1.76
1.83
4%
1.92
9%
1.85
5%
1.84
5%
1.85
5%
1.91
9%
National Museums NI
 
17.55
17.68
1%
17.63
0%
16.31
-7%
16.28
-7%
15.52
-12%
15.47
-12%
NI Museums Council
 
0.28
0.27
-3%
0.28
-1%
0.26
-7%
0.26
-5%
0.27
-3%
0.28
1%
Libraries NI
3
32.22
31.56
-2%
33.13
3%
30.11
-7%
30.28
-6%
31.02
-4%
32.20
0%
Sport NI
 
11.97
12.09
1%
12.03
0%
10.77
-10%
10.17
-15%
10.50
-12%
9.99
-17%
N/S Language Body
 
6.48
6.47
0%
6.30
-3%
6.21
-4%
6.00
-7%
6.03
-7%
5.74
-11%
Waterways Ireland
4
3.88
3.75
-3%
3.70
-4%
3.61
-7%
4.78
23%
3.51
-9%
4.45
15%
ALB Total
 
91.44
90.11
-1%
91.31
0%
84.49
-8%
85.26
-7%
83.70
-8%
85.85
-6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL RECURRENT ACTIVITY
 
113.32
111.71
-1%
111.58
-2%
106.86
-6%
107.54
-5%
106.78
-6%
110.04
-3%
Area
Notes
Opening Baseline
Opening Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Closing Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Opening Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Closing Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Opening Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
Closing Budget
Mov’t against 10/11 baseline
City of Culture
 
0.00
0.00
 
0.00
 
0.00
 
6.50
 
0.00
 
7.11
 
Stadiums
 
0.00
0.00
 
0.00
 
0.00
 
1.09
 
0.00
 
1.33
 
WPFG Ltd
 
0.00
0.00
 
0.90
 
0.00
 
1.97
 
0.00
 
3.84
 
TOTAL TIMEBOUND PROJECTS
 
0.00
0.00
 
0.90
 
0.00
 
9.56
 
0.00
 
12.29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GRAND TOTAL
 
113.32
111.71
-1%
112.47
-1%
106.86
-6%
117.09
3%
106.78
-6%
122.32
8%
NOTES
1. The Department was able to secure additional funding in 13/14 for cultural programmes and for creative industries
2. NI Screen received additional funding in 13/14 for various PETPSE projects and in respect of the jobs and economy initiative.
3. Libraries received a measure of protection in the period, especially in 11/12.
4. The North South Bodies were reclassified as NDPBs in 12/13. This led to significant uplifts in Waterways Ireland's budget to deal with non cash costs but these have no effect on its spending power.