Appropriation Act 2003 (c. 13)

1.  Promoting the study of the past to inform the present and the future by selecting, preserving and making publicly available public records of historical value and by encouraging high standards of care and public access for archives of historical value outside the public records

Payments for expenditure by the Public Record Office and Historical Manuscripts Commission on administration and operational associated non-cash costs.

1.  Increasing public confidence in the criminal justice system through fair, firm and effective prosecutions

Administrative costs, including the hire of private agents; Crown Prosecution Services; the support of voluntary sector organisations working within the Criminal Justice System; in connection with the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; and associated non-cash items.

1.  Reducing fraud and the cost of fraud and delivering justice and the rule of law

Administration, investigation, prosecution and associated non-cash items.

1.  Providing comprehensive and competitive legal services to government departments and publicly funded bodies

Administration, costs and fees for legal and related services, residual matters following the closure of the Government Property Lawyers Agency and associated non-cash items.

1.  Provision of Defence Capability

Personnel costs of the armed forces and their reserves and cadet forces (including provision for Naval Service to a number not exceeding 46,025; provision for Army Service to a number not exceeding 128,195; provision for Air Force Service to a number not exceeding 57,415; and provision for officers and men in the Reserve Forces not exceeding the numbers specified in respect of each of the Reserve Forces for the purposes of Parts I, III, IV and V of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 in House of Commons Paper No. 377 of Session 2002–03) and personnel costs of Defence Ministers and of civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence; movements;

charter of ships; logistic services for the Armed Forces; repair, maintenance, stores and supply services; associated capital facilities and works; contractors' redundancy cost; plant and machinery; nuclear warhead and fissile material programme; procurement, including development and production of equipment and weapon systems for the armed forces; purchases for sale abroad; research etc. by contract; sundry procurement services including those on repayment terms; lands and buildings works services; contingent liabilities; services provided by other government departments; sundry services, subscriptions, grants and other payments including those abroad such as assistance to Foreign and Commonwealth governments for defence related purposes; set-up cost and loans to, and income from, Trading Funds; and other associated non-cash items.

2.  Conflict prevention

Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; and other associated non-cash items.

3.  War Pensions and Allowances, etc

Pensions and other payments/allowances for disablement or death arising out of war or service in the Armed Forces after 2nd September 1939, awards to surviving members of British groups held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War (Far Eastern prisoners of war) or their surviving spouse and pensions and other payments in respect of service in the Armed Forces at other times; and other associated non-cash items.

1.  Armed forces retired pay, pensions etc.

Payment of retired pay, pensions and lump sum benefits to persons covered by the scheme.

1.  Promoting internationally the interests of the UK and contributing to a strong world community

Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including British Trade International, on its administration, Wilton Park Executive Agency, hospitality and facilities; international organisations, grants-in-aid to bodies supporting FCO objectives; scholarships, information services and sponsored visits; special payments and assistance programmes to support foreign policy objectives including human rights, good governance, international security and the fight against the illicit drug trade, the BBC Monitoring Service; on grant-in-aid to the BBC World Service for broadcasting and to the British Council; the refund of certain taxes and duties paid by certain Foreign and Commonwealth governments and international organisations; and on associated non-cash items.

2.  Conflict prevention

Expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity.

1.  Eliminating poverty in poorer countries

International development under the International Development Act 2002, including financial and technical assistance to governments, institutions, voluntary agencies and individuals; capital and other subscriptions and contributions, including payments under guarantee to multilateral development banks and other international and regional bodies; emergency, refugee and other relief assistance; pensions and allowances in respect of overseas service including contributions to pension funds (including payments under the Overseas Pensions Act 1973, and grants in lieu of pensions); global environment assistance; payments to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); administration, related capital expenditure and other administrative costs; costs involved in the development of a public/private partnership with CDC Capital Partners; payments (under the authority of the European Communities Act 1972) to certain beneficiaries of the Gibraltar Social Insurance Fund; and associated non-cash items.

2.  Conflict prevention

Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peacemaking and peacebuilding activity and on associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity; and on associated non-cash items.

1.  Overseas Superannuation

Pension and superannuation payments, grants and compensation payments, etc. in respect of overseas services; and sundry other services and expenditure.

1.  Increasing UK competitiveness

Promotion of enterprise, innovation and increased productivity delivered through market solutions designed to meet market imperfections identified within the portfolios of innovation, international trade and investment, regional investment, enterprise for small firms and people & skills; support for business, including support for specific industries, small businesses, regional programmes and programmes to promote research and development, innovation, best practice and sustainable development; promotion of strong, fair and competitive markets at home and abroad including developing fair and effective legal and regulatory frameworks, measures to protect investors, measures to promote the interests of consumers, support for employment relations programmes and measures to promote a skilled and flexible labour market; support for energy-related activities including measures related to regulation, security, civil-emergency planning, environmental remediation and support for new and sustainable energy sources;

safety, environment and social impact programmes relating to nuclear sites in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union; the efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department including nuclear waste management and decommissioning and liabilities in respect of former coal industry employees; petroleum royalties; exchange risk and other guarantee losses; subscriptions to international organisations and fulfilment of international treaty obligations; payments to other Government Departments in relation to programmes supporting DTI objectives; support for Government Offices; grants and grants-in-aid to organisations promoting DTI objectives, including Non-Departmental Public Bodies; financial assistance to public corporations; funding of the department's executive agencies; issuing budgets and making payments to Regional Development Agencies, to which other government departments will contribute by supplying resources which DTI will appropriate in aid; miscellaneous programmes including payments in respect of claims for the restitution of property of victims of Nazi persecution, compensation for distant water trawlermen and assistance to redundant steelworkers and dismissed miners; international non proliferation; departmental administration costs and a share of the administration costs of British Trade International; payments towards the expenses of the Office of Manpower Economics; associated non-cash items.

2.  Increasing Scientific Excellence in the UK and maximising its contribution to society

Research Councils; the Royal Society; the Royal Academy of Engineering; Office of Science and Technology initiatives; nuclear fusion; the University Challenge Fund; the Joint Infrastructure Fund; the Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils for Diamond Synchrotron; the Science Enterprise Challenge Scheme; the Science Research Investment Fund; Foresight Link Awards; the Department for Education and Skills, for the Higher Education Innovation Fund; exploitation of discoveries at public sector research establishments; the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Chevening Scholarships; fees payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; Research Council pensions; capital and administration costs of the Office of Science and Technology and associated non-cash items.

1.  Enhanced competitiveness of companies in the UK through overseas sales and investment; and acontinuing high level of quality foreign direct investment

Trade development and promotion and inward investment, including grants to the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), associated capital and other related expenditure and associated non-cash items.

1.  Effective management of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes

Payment of pensions etc to members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority superannuation schemes and the related expenditure and associated non-cash items.

1.  To provide export finance assistance through interest support to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports

Interest support to banks and other lenders of export finance, grants towards financing of exports to match foreign competition, the funding of the refinancing programme, and on associated non-cash items.

2.  To provide export credit guarantees and investment insurance to benefit the UK economy by facilitating exports

Export credit guarantees given in the national interest or to render economic assistance to overseas countries, overseas investment insurance, tender to contract/forward exchange supplement cover, residual commitments under discontinued facilities, the cost escalation scheme subvention for the active management of the portfolio, costs of reinsurance arrangements with other countries' credit insurance organisations for jointly sourced goods trading and administration expenses, and on associated non-cash items.

1.  Advancing and safeguarding the economic interests of UK consumers

Administrative and operational costs, and associated non-cash items.

1.  Providing the best possible deal for telecommunications customers through effective competition

Administrative and operational costs, support for the ombudsman scheme, co-operation with economic regulators overseas, management of the accreditation scheme for price comparison websites and associated non-cash items.

1.  Protecting consumers by regulating monopolies and promoting competition in the electricity and gas industry

Administrative and operational costs, payments to DTI and associated non-cash items.

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

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; surveys, 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 administration costs, regional restructuring costs; EU receipts; 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 producers and support for agriculture in special areas and associated non-cash costs.

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, and 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 of the child support system; 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 60's; 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. 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 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; compensation for sufferers, or their dependants, of certain dust related diseases; the Health and Safety Commission (HSC); grants paid by HSC to small businesses 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; Income Support for the elderly; payments made to the BBC in respect of the over 75's free TV licence scheme; payments towards the administration costs of Better Government for Older People sums payable to fund payments and loans made by the Social Fund; Grant in Aid to OPRA and associated non-cash items.

4.  Improving the rights and opportunities for disabled people in a fair and inclusive society

The administration costs and benefit payments of Attendance Allowance; Disability Living Allowance; Disability Working Allowance; Invalid Care Allowance; Vaccine Damage; Grants in Aid to the Disability Rights Commission, Motability, Independent Living Fund and associated non-cash items.

5.  Modernising welfare delivery so as to improve the accessibility, accuracy, and value for money of services to customers, including employers

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

6.  Corporate contracts, support services and administration of the 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 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 risks 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 on Victims of the Troubles; expenditure arising from the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Northern Ireland Act 2000; forensic services; services related to crime; criminal justice including juvenile justice services; probation and after-care; state pathology; Crown prosecutions and other legal services; compensation schemes; Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel for Northern Ireland; European Union peace and reconciliation projects; and certain other grants; implementation of the Independent Commission on Police findings; security; the Police Ombudsman; the Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland; the Parades Commission; arms decommissioning; policing; prisons including the Prison Service Trust; and associated non-cash items.

2.  Providing appropriate funding to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund for the delivery of transferred public services as defined by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and 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 and a better quality of life, with economic and employment opportunities for all

Economic, financial and related administration; expenditure by the office of HM Paymaster General (OPG) for the provision of banking and related services to government departments and other bodies; 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, payments under an indemnity guarantee in respect of Paymaster, payments to the Royal Mint, management and sales of residual government shareholdings and holdings of privatised companies' debt, and 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, and associated non-cash items.

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

Administration and other related costs of the Office of Government Commerce and OGC buying.solutions, management and disposal of the surplus civil estate, management of the Whitehall District Heating and Standby Distribution systems and associated non-cash items.

1.  Administering the indirect tax and customs control systems fairly and efficiently, and 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; supervision of the money laundering regulatory regime; payments in respect of Shipbuilders' Relief and the Customs and Excise National Museum; and on associated non-cash items.

2.  The effective and efficient prosecution of cases in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors

Administration and legal costs of prosecuting cases by the Customs and Excise Prosecutions Office, and 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, national insurance contributions and child benefit, 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.

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