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WQ.153/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY S.M. WICKENDEN OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 26th MARCH 2019
Question
Will the Minister inform the Assembly whether any of the funds approved by the Investment Appraisal Board will require ongoing revenue funding in 2020 and beyond and, if so, how much and in respect of which projects?
Answer
To reiterate previous answers on this subject, the Investment Appraisal Board does not approve funding. It considers business cases put forward by departments and makes recommendations to the Minister for Treasury and Resources, who can agree or not.
All funding for 2020 is a matter for the States Assembly to consider in the Government Plan.
This aspect of the process is unchanged following the decision by the Minister for Treasury and Resources to use the Investment Appraisal Board to consider business cases. Previously requests came through a number of routes and officer and Member boards, and they were not considered "in the round" and against the total amount of Contingency available to allocate.
The following table shows approvals made by the Minister for Treasury and Resources – following consideration of business cases by the Investment Appraisal Board – where the business case has indicated that additional funding may need to be requested for 2020 and beyond in the Government Plan, and whether that funding need is potentially recurring. The 2020 and beyond funding is not approved at this stage; it will need to be considered by CoM in putting forward the Government Plan, and the Assembly once lodged.
Department | Subject
| Potential 2020 funding required as part of the Govt Plan Total Approved 2018/2019
| Potential recurring funding
|
Non Ministerial States Founded Bodies | Extended Greffe activities and Assembly support - enhanced scrutiny, epetitions, website development, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Commissioner for Standards and Referendum Commission | £ 175,000.00 £ 150,000.00 | Yes |
GHE/SPPP | Update Island Plan 2020 (10 yrs Review) | £ 350,000.00 £ 225,000.00 | No |
GHE | Sport Travel Grant Funding | £ 200,000.00 £ 200,000.00 | Yes |
GHE | The Jersey Arts Trust - funding to support commercial sustainability and expansion | £ 160,000.00 £ 160,000.00 | |
Office of the Chief Executive | Digital Jersey - expanded hub facility and Skills Academy | £ 1,700,000.00 £ 750,000.00 | |
STE | Expanded International Tax Team in advance of OECD assessment | £ 400,000.00 £ 400,000.00 | |
COO | SY Jersey maintenance & licencing | £ 100,000.00 £ 100,000.00 | |
COO | Flu vaccines for staff | £ 126,000.00 £ 63,000.00 | |
COO | Supporting One Gov - Team Jersey (HR/OD strategic partner) | £ 1,745,000.00 £ 1,870,000.00 | |
Office of the Chief Executive | International Growth Activities (external relations and Brexit) | £ 400,000.00 £ 315,180.00 | |
Office of the Chief Executive | Jersey Finance - Business Development North America Office Pilot | £ 250,000.00 £ 356,000.00 | |
SPPP | Primary School Meals Feasibility Pilot | £ 200,000.00 £ 147,800.00 | |
SPPP | Income and spending survey 2019-2020 | £ 100,000.00 £ 100,000.00 | |
Non Ministerial | New Bail Law - additional staffing requirements | £ 80,000.00 £ 80,000.00 | |
Non Ministerial | Additional legal drafters | £ 250,000.00 £ 240,410.00 | |
