Appropriation Act 2002 (c. 18)

2. Expenditure in connection with the climate change levy

The accreditation of renewable energy producers and certification of output under the Finance Act 2000.

1. Ensuring the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform tariff, protecting consumers and promoting competition

Administrative, operational costs and associated non-cash items.

1. Ensuring that consumers benefit from competitively priced food, produced to high standards of safety, environmental care and animal welfare from a sustainable, efficient food chain, and to contribute to the well-being of rural and coastal communities

Environmental protection; support for measures which improve local environmental quality; pollution emergency response services; flood and coastal protection and land drainage; water partnership supply and sewerage services, including national security; support to the environmental protection industry for environmental technology and for measures to promote sustainable development; measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve energy efficiency, security and environmental practice; botanical services; radon measurement and support of remedial works campaigns; support for agriculture in special areas; food safety and hygiene; support for rural and regional development; assistance to production; marketing and processing in the agriculture, fisheries and food industries; assistance to the residuary Milk Marketing Board; cover for payment arising out of the Factortame group of claims following the House of Lords judgement in October 1999; emergency and strategic food services; plant health; support for the fishing industry; compensation payments to producers; grants and other financial support to voluntary bodies; support for measures to stimulate sustainable consumption of goods and services; countryside management and stewardship; conservation, national parks grants; support of countryside and wildlife initiatives; animal health and welfare; emergency measures, including foot and mouth eradication and compensation schemes; other services including emergency measures in relation to BSE; grant-in-aid to Non-Departmental Public Bodies and Public Corporations; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; survey, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; publicity, promotion, awareness and publications; commissioned and departmental research and development; specialist support services, management and development of staff, other departmental adminstration costs, regional restructuring costs; operational costs of the Department's executive agencies; associated non-cash items allocating resource where they are needed; EU receipts.

2. Funding aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy and England Rural Development Plan Guarantee Section as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible

Giving effect in the United Kingdom to the agricultural support provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy and England Rural Development Plan of the European Union including compensation payments to producer and support for agriculture in special areas.

1. Protecting and expanding Britain's woodlands and increasing their value to society and the environment

Representation of British interests in international forestry policy matters; protection of British forests and trees from imported pests and diseases; forestry research; promotion and regulation of forestry activity in England through grants for new planting, replanting after felling and forest improvements, the application of forest management standards and felling controls, managing the public forest estate including planting, roading, harvesting and marketing of timber, restocking and the provision of public access and recreation; administration, recovery of VAT and associated non-cash items.

1. Regulation of the water industry

Administration and operational costs and the provision of customer representation and associated non-cash items.

1. Improving the quality of life through cultural and sporting activities

Support for national and other museums and galleries; the Government Indemnity Scheme; the British Library and other library and archive institutions and services; to the Arts and Sports Councils and for other arts and sports bodies and schemes; the Royal Palaces and Parks; historic buildings, ancient monuments and sites, certain public buildings, the national heritage and architecture; listed places of worship scheme; promotion of tourism; support to film bodies and projects; sponsorship of the music industry; the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority and certain broadcasting services and schemes; alcohol, gambling, film and video licensing; related research, surveys and other services; central administration costs; expenses of the National Lottery Commission; commemorative services and Royal funerals; the Queen's Golden Jubilee; transfer of pension values of certain bodies; and associated non-cash items.

2. Broadening access to a rich and varied cultural and sporting life through home broadcasting

Payments to the British Broadcasting Corporation for home broadcasting; and associated non-cash items.

1. Ensuring the best start for all children, ending child poverty in 20 years

The administration costs and benefit payments of the child support system; child benefit; family credit; the benefit costs of vaccine damage and associated non-cash items.

2. Promoting work as the best form of welfare for people of working age, whilst protecting the position of those in greatest need

The administration costs and benefit payments of Severe Disablement Allowance; pensions gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; Income Support for the under 60s; Jobseeker's Allowance (contribution-based); Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based); earnings top-up pilot; job grant; back to work bonus; compensation payments to the National Insurance Fund in respect of Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay; the provision of training and assessment programmes for adults; the promotion of enterprise and the encouragement of self-employment; help for unemployed people and disability rights; measures to help people, particularly those on welfare and at a disadvantage in the labour market, into work; the elements of the delivery of the Jobseeker's Allowance undertaken by Jobcentre Plus; the administration of, and where appropriate the payment of allowances to people participating in, the Welfare to Work programme, the Job Transition Service and other employment programmes, pilot programmes and new measures to help people into work; temporary subsidies to employers; grants to voluntary bodies and local authorities towards the provision of supported employment; a grant-in-aid and the provision of a temporary loan facility to Remploy Ltd; assistance and advice on employment service and labour market issues to international organisations; research; publicity; administration of Jobcentre Plus and associated non-cash items; also grants to Independent Living; Motability; subsidies to housing, billing, levying and local authorities towards the costs incurred in administering the Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit schemes; rent rebate, rent allowance; Council Tax Benefit; community charge benefit; community charge rebate and rate rebate; payments to local authorities in respect of anti-fraud and similar administrative measures; discretionary housing payments; sums payable for participation in the ONE pilot scheme; sums payable for incentive payments in respect of Housing Benefit under occupation schemes and sums payable for residual compensation payments to providers of supported accommodation; sums payable to third party providers of services to local authorities and associated non-cash items.

3. Combating poverty and promoting security and independence in retirement for today's and tomorrow's pensioners

The administration costs and benefit payments of non-contributory retirement pensions; Christmas Bonus payments to pensioners; Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; Disability Working Allowance; Income Support for the elderly; Invalid Care Allowance and vaccine damage; payments made to the BBC in respect of the over 75s free TV licence scheme; sums payable to fund payments and loans made by the Social Fund; grants-in-aid to the Disability Rights Commission, OPRA and associated non-cash items.

4. Modernising welfare delivery so as to improve the accessibility and accuracy of services

Costs of modernising Departmental systems and services and associated non-cash items.

5. Corporate contracts, support services and administration of European Social Fund for England

Corporate administration; the costs associated with the Appeals Service; payments for education, training and employment projects assisted by the European Union and refunds to the European Union, the UK subscription to the International Labour Organisation, other international educational programmes and associated non-cash items.

1. Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland within the UK Government

Administration; the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Scotland; payments of a grant to the Scottish Consolidated Fund and associated non-cash items.

1. To support the Secretary of State in discharging his role of representing Wales in the UK Government, representing the UK Government in Wales, and ensuring the smooth working of the devolution settlement in Wales

Administration; Lord Lieutenants' expenditure; the North Wales Child Abuse Inquiry; payments to support expenditure by the National Assembly for Wales and associated non-cash items.

1. Playing a full part in implementing the Good Friday Agreement and representing the interests of Northern Ireland in the UK Government; supporting and developing an efficient, effective and responsive Criminal Justice System; upholding and sustaining the rule of law and preventing crime; maintaining a secure and humane prison service and reducing the risk of re-offending

Expenditure on central administration services; VIP visits to Northern Ireland; the Bloody Sunday Inquiry; Reviews and Commissions arising from the Good Friday Agreement; expenditure arising from the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Northern Ireland Act 2000; forensic services; services related to crime; criminal justice; training schools; probation and after-care; state pathology; Crown prosecutions and other legal services; compensation schemes; European Union peace and reconciliation projects; and certain other grants; implementation of the Independent Commission on Policing findings; security; the Police Ombudsman; the Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland; the Parades Commission; arms decommissioning; policing; prisons; and associated non-cash items.

2. Providing appropriate funding to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund for the delivery of transferred public servies as defined by the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Grants to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund and transfers of EU funds.

1. Raising the rate of sustainable growth, and achieving rising prosperity, through creating economic and employment opportunities for all

Economic, financial and related administration; grants-in-aid to four Parliamentary Bodies; expenses in connection with honours and dignities; a grant-in-aid to the Statistics Commission; payments relating to the Debt Management Office; investment in Troika Insurance Company Limited; payments to the Royal Mint; management and sales of residual Government shareholdings and holdings of privatised companies' debt; associated non-cash items.

2. Cost effective management of the supply of coins and actions to protect the integrity of coinage

Manufacture, storage and distribution of coinage for use in the United Kingdom; actions to protect the integrity of coinage; associated non-cash items.

3. Obtaining the best value for money from Government's commercial relationship on a sustainable basis

Administration and other related costs (including payments to Partnerships UK) of the Office of Government Commerce and OGCbuying.solutions; management and disposal of the surplus civil estate; management of the Whitehall District Heating and Standby Distribution Systems, associated non-cash items.

1. Administering the indirect tax and customs control systems fairly and efficiently, enabling individuals and businesses to understand and comply with their obligations

Administrative costs of taxation; the operation of customs revenue controls; the provision of trade information and other customs and excise related services; payments in respect of Shipbuilders' Relief and the Customs and Excise National Museum; residual incentive payments to encourage the use of on-line filing of VAT returns; the regulation of activities of money service businesses; and on associated non-cash items.

1. Enabling businesses and individuals to understand and comply with their obligations in respect of their dealings with the Inland Revenue

Administration and the associated non-cash items incurred in the management and collection of the direct taxes, tax credits and national insurance contributions, administration of the National Insurance Funds for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for services provided to the Department's information technology and wider markets' partners, for other departments and public bodies, and for overseas tax administrations.

2. Growing a contribution to the good management of property where the public interest is involved

Administration and the associated non-cash items incurred in the provision of valuation and other services for government departments and other public bodies by the Valuation Office Agency.

3. Providing payments in lieu of tax relief to certain bodies

Transitional payments to charities, supplements on payroll giving, donations to charities and on personal and stakeholder pension schemes, life assurance premium relief, mortgage interest relief and stamp duty relief.

4. Making payments of rates to Local Authorities on behalf of certain bodies

Rates paid by the Inland Revenue Department in respect of non-domestic property occupied by accredited representatives of Commonwealth and foreign countries and certain international organisations, contributions in lieu of rates in respect of properties occupied by Visiting Forces; the Crown in Gibraltar and other similar payments.

1. Reducing the costs to the taxpayer of government borrowing

Administration, payments for contracted-out services, publicity costs and associated non-cash items.

1. Providing high quality financial services to public sector clients

The management by the National Debt Office of the investment portfolios of certain public funds; the provision of a lending service to local authorities by the Public Works Loan Board; the provision by the Office of HM Paymaster General of banking and related services for government departments and other bodies and the supply of financial information to the Treasury; administration; and associated non-cash items.

1. Providing statistical and registration services

Collection, preparation and dissemination of economic, social, labour market and other statistics; register services, departmental administration and associated non-cash items.

1. Providing an actuarial consultancy service

Administrative costs incurred in providing an actuarial consultancy service to Government and to other clients principally in the public sector, advising mainly on social security and pension schemes, population and other statistical studies and supervision of insurance and associated non-cash items.

1. To maintain and enhance the value of the Crown Estate and the return obtained from it

The administration costs of the Crown Estate Commissioners and associated non-cash items

1. Supporting the Prime Minister's Office closely in ensuring the delivery of Government objectives

The offices of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and other Cabinet Office Ministers, the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Privy Seal and the Government Chief Whip; the Parliamentary Counsel; Secretariat to the Cabinet; the central management of, and delivery of services to, the Civil Service and wider public sector; delivery of the modernisation of government programme and civil service reform; cross-departmental IT systems; co-ordination of cross-cutting issues including social exclusion and women's and equality issues; the Deputy Prime Minister's chairmanship of Ministerial Committees; grants-in-aid to the Equal Opportunities Commission and certain not-for-profit organisations; providing for the administration of the Government Offices; emergency planning; certain other services; and associated non-cash items.

1. Protecting and promoting the national security and economic well being of the UK

Administration and operational costs, research and developmental works, equipment, pensions and other payments, and associated non-cash items.

2. Security Service and Secret Intelligence Service superannuation

Security and Secret Intelligence Service superannuation.

1. Civil Superannuation

The Superannuation of civil servants; pensions, etc, in respect of members of judicial pension schemes, and other pensions and non-recurrent payments; and for other related services.

1. Achieving maximum communication effectiveness with best value for money

Advice to government centrally on publicity matters and associated non-cash items.

1. Ensuring the orderly conduct of Privy Council Office business

Administration and associated non-cash items.

1. To undertake the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England

Administration costs; capital expenditure; providing services to support the Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, Welsh Administration Ombudsman and Health Service Commissioner for Scotland and Wales; and associated non-cash items.

1. Peers' expenses and administration

Peers' expenses, administrative costs and associated non-cash items, including staff pensions, security, stationery, printing, financial assistance to Opposition parties, and a grant-in-aid to the History of Parliament Trust.

2. Works services

Works services and associated non-cash items, including a payment to the House of Commons in respect of administration and a grant-in-aid to the House of Lords' Works of Art Collection Fund.

1. Members' salaries etc

Remunerating and supporting the Members of the House of Commons in discharging their duties and responsibilities, in the constituency, in Parliament and elsewhere by paying: parliamentary salaries; for relevant expenses incurred, including travel, office, staff and equipment; for insurance; for central provision of IT; for training; for other associated items and accounting for associated non-cash items.

2. Grants to other bodies

Financial assistance to Opposition parties and an Exchequer contribution to the Members' Fund.

1. House of Commons administrative expenditure

General administration, including staff costs, general expenses, stationery, printing, broadcasting, IT, catering and accommodation services; and associated non-cash items.

2. History of Parliament Trust

Grant in aid to the History of Parliament Trust.

1. Providing independent assurance to Parliament and other organisations on the management of public resources

Administrative expenditure and associated non-cash items incurred in the provision of independent assurance, information and advice to Parliament on the proper accounting for central government expenditure revenue and assets, including compliance with laws and regulations, and in the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which central government resources have been used; and the provision of independent assurance, information and advice to a wide range of other public, international, and overseas bodies.

1. Electoral Commission

Amounts required in the year ending 31 March 2003 for expenditure by the Electoral Commission on carrying out the functions and duties imposed on it by, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 regarding maintenance of registers of political parties; notifications by recognised third parties and declarations by permitted participants; receiving party accounts; reports of disclosable donations and returns as to expenditure on election and referendum campaigns from political parties (third parties and permitted participants); making information publicly available in accordance with the Act; making regulations and preparing codes of practice in accordance with the Act, promoting and monitoring compliance with the controls imposed by, or by virtue of, the Act and taking enforcement action as necessary; making grants to eligible parties for policy development and to assist with the initial costs of compliance with Parts III and IV of the Act; reporting on the conduct of elections and referendums; reviewing the administration and law of elections and encouraging best practice, advising the Government on administration and law of elections and encouraging best practice, advising the Government on any changes to the law on elections; promoting participation in and increased understanding of the democratic process; providing guidance on and acting as a reference point for advice on the conduct of elections and referendums; planning for the effective conduct of a referendum; undertaking boundary, structural and electoral reviews of local authority areas in England, assessing the recommendations resulting from such reviews and making Orders implementing those agreed by the Commission; related purposes and associated non-cash items.