Excess votes (Northern Ireland) 2002-03: twenty-second report of session 2003-04 report, together with formal minutes.

House of Commons papers 2003-04 560

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Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts

Author:

Leigh Edward chairman

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TSO (The Stationery Office)

Government departments are expected to control and monitor all payments to ensure that spending grants voted by Parliament are not exceeded. Resource-based supply was introduced in 2001-02, which requires government departments to forecast and manage resources for service delivery. The Committee's report examines the excess votes required by two Northern Ireland departments during 2002-03 with a total value of £4.5 million. The two departments were: the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment; and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.