Advanced Planning Funding

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A decision made (12.02.07) to approve advances from the Planning Vote budget.

Subject:	Advanced Planning Funding
Decision Reference:	MD-TR-2007-0013	Exempt clause(s):		n/a
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written	Person Giving Report (if oral):		n/a
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	n/a	Report File ref:		RF/23/09/02/07
Written Report – Title	ADVANCED PLANNING FUNDING FOR CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS	Written report - author		Ray Foster – Assistant Director -Finance and Strategy
Decision(s): The Minister approved advances from the ‘Planning Vote’ budget totalling £1.846 million as detailed in Table 1 in the accompanying report.
Reason(s) for decision: The proposed funding advances relates to projects in the forward capital programme 2008 - 2011 that was approved by the States in the 2006 Annual Business Plan. The advances are in accordance with the terms of Financial Direction 5.6.
Action required: Treasury to action budget transfers and inform relevant departments.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision: 12th February 2007

Advanced Planning Funding

TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER

advanced planning funding for CAPITAL works projects

1. Purpose of Report

1.1. The Minister is asked to approve advances of funding in respect of various capital works from the planning vote budget.

2. Background

2.1. Financial Direction 5.6 (paragraph 5.6.22 - replicated below) provides for the advancing of funds from the ‘Planning Vote’ budget to enable a capital works project to be taken up to tender stage by the year that it is in the capital programme.

Once included in the forward capital programme, the project should move into the design and development phase. Funding for this will be provided from the Central Planning Vote, normally at 75% of the project fee estimate. Funding advanced here will be reclaimed from the future capital vote allocated to the project.

2.2. The projects listed in Table 1 below require planning advances and the Minister is asked to approve them, as follows:

Table 1

Scheme	Year in Capital Programme	Estimated Cost	Proposed Planning Advance	Comments
Highlands College ‘A’ Block	2008	£5.731m	£608,000
St Martins	2010	£2,170m	£223,000	Revised feasibility being undertaken
Grainville Phase 4	2011	£8,805m	£701,000
General Hospital Upgrade Ph2	2008	£1,189m	£40,000
Tube System Upgrade	2010	£0.654m	£20,000
Central Laundry Batch Washer	2010	£0.500m	£20,000
Prison Visits Centre Upgrade	2010	£1,178m	£112,000
Prison Education and Workshop Blocks	2010	£1,317m	£122,000
		Total	£1,846,000

3. Comments

3.1. The proposed advance can be contained within the balance held in the ‘Planning Vote’ budget until it is replenished in the year each project receives full funding allocation.

4. Recommendation

4.1. That the Minister agrees the advances from the ‘Planning Vote’ budget detailed in Table 1 above.

5. Reason for Decision

5.1. The proposed funding advances relates to projects in the forward capital programme 2008 - 2011 that was approved by the States in the 2006 Annual Business Plan.

5.2. The advances are in accordance with the terms of Financial Direction 5.6.

States Treasury Corporate Finance

14 February, 2007 for Decision Meeting xx/xx/2006