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Explanations of capital variances between 2020-21 and 2019-20 outturn

Updated 12 August 2021
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Explanations of capital variances between 2020-21 and 2019-20 outturn
Estimate sub-heading 2020-21 Outturn 2019-20 Outturn Variance Explanation
A: Integrity of the Union, security and democracy 10,055 12,678 2,623 The reclassification of the Cabinet Secretariat and the National Security Secretariat into Objective B have contributed to a £3 million decrease in capital expenditure in this objective when compared to the 2019-20 outturn.
B: HM Gov’s policies and the PM’s priorities 147,953 82,028 -65,925 An increased number of geospatial projects with additional spend on the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement contract and a change in VAT treatment on the contract contributed to an overall increase from the previous year.
C: Efficiency of Government 194,050 9,545 -184,505 This increase has been driven by the impact of COVID-19 and the Government Commercial Function's expenditure relating to the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment and the Ventilator Challenge.
D: Effective running of the Department 1,148 904 -244 Not set
E: Executive Agency – GPA 19,748 7,829 -11,919 Building capital costs were reclassified from Objective D to E in 2020-21 resulting in increased capital expenditure compared to 2019-20. In addition, we also saw increased spend on the Hubs programme in 2020-21.
F: ALBs (net) 385 - -385 Not set