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Local authority expenditure by central government department (1) with policy responsibility
To produce this table, the expenditure of local authorities is analysed by function and then allocated to the central government department that has policy responsibility for that function. For example local authority expenditure on schools is allocated to the Department for Education and Skills.
Local authority own expenditure
1998-99 outturn
1999-00 outturn
2000-01 outturn
2001-02 outturn
2002-03 outturn
2003-04
estimated
outturn
2004-05 plans
2005-06 plans
£ million
£ million
£ million
£ million
£ million
£ million
£ million
£ million
Current in DEL
Education and skills
2,286
1,546
2,549
3,435
5,561
5,706
4,575
5,657
Health
1,047
929
913
1,133
1,879
1,785
2,255
2,242
Transport
271
260
517
492
638
1,112
1,839
1,896
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
32,466
33,822
35,205
36,891
37,496
41,307
43,808
46,288
Home Office
4,112
4,119
4,326
4,123
4,155
4,414
4,482
4,272
Legal Departments
312
242
284
318
275
305
291
469
Trade and Industry
15
10
15
97
66
31
70
31
Environment, food and rural affairs
-227
-226
-226
-225
-240
-253
-6
-7
Work and Pensions
366
323
301
334
365
647
550
580
Culture, Media and Sport
6
6
7
8
17
Cabinet Office
14
14
13
19
19
19
19
19
Scotland (2)
4,015
4,191
4,274
4,653
5,275
5,774
6,148
6,456
Wales (2)
2,494
2,627
2,790
3,002
3,199
3,496
3,610
3,614
Northern Ireland (2)
64
80
86
66
56
79
132
124
Total current in DEL
47,242
47,942
51,054
54,345
58,761
64,432
67,773
71,644
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Current in departmental AME
Education and Skills
130
56
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
109
200
61
498
170
1,919
1,891
1,288
Trade and Industry
1
1
1
Environment, food and rural affairs
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
Work and Pensions
11,141
11,053
11,225
13,304
14,200
15,886
15,886
16,760
Culture, Media and Sport
39
40
47
40
-65
130
124
Wales
2
122
121
97
Total current in departmental AME
11,259
11,300
11,334
13,857
14,417
16,856
18,090
18,276
Locally financed Expenditure in Scotland(4)
1,395
1,441
1,511
1,554
1,718
1,804
1,874
2,009
Total Current
59,896
60,683
63,899
69,755
74,896
82,822
87,737
91,928
Capital in DEL(3)
Education and skills
946
1,097
1,903
1,917
2,463
3,218
3,787
4,431
Health
46
49
48
50
72
177
78
78
Transport
615
639
855
1,759
2,259
2,586
2,817
2,703
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2,467
2,128
2,729
1,812
2,073
2,280
2,442
2,594
Home Office
161
161
160
133
234
268
288
318
Legal Departments
32
26
22
33
44
53
56
56
Trade and Industry
33
33
69
1
18
1
Environment, food and rural affairs
53
56
51
73
80
150
129
126
Work and Pensions
5
5
3
1
2
3
4
4
Culture, Media and Sport
7
4
20
21
17
46
31
31
Scotland(2)
590
538
592
750
687
619
751
773
Wales(2)
412
406
428
484
475
491
561
561
Northern Ireland(2)
1
1
1
1
2
10
7
6
Total Capital in DEL
5,336
5,112
6,845
7,068
8,476
9,902
10,967
11,683
Capital in departmental AME (3)
Financing from the National Lottery
342
292
301
351
298
1,040
1,040
178
Other departmental AME
21
255
50
766
261
840
792
Total Capital in departmental AME
342
313
556
401
1,063
1,301
1,880
971
Total Capital
5,677
5,425
7,400
7,468
9,540
11,203
12,847
12,653
Total central government support
65,573
66,108
71,299
77,223
84,436
94,025
100,583
104,582
(1) Departmental splits are PESA 2004 consistent
(2) Allocations within DEL totals may be subject to final decisions
(3) Includes debt repayment grants from central government which score in budgets.
(4) Non Domestic Rates Income (NDRI) is locally financed support in Scotland, in AME. Equivalent to NNDR in England and Wales.
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