14 January 2015 – Decisions

The Chair asked the Director of Finance to investigate how the Committee might best be provided with summary information about individual capital projects.

2. Northern Estate refurbishment and R&R

The Committee reviewed progress with Northern Estate Refurbishment, noted that (with allowance for contingency) the likely completion date was now 2022, explored its inter-dependencies with the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Programme, and agreed its advice to the Commission.

The Committee took note of an up-date on the R&R Programme.

3. Delegations' Administrative Guide 

The Committee agreed that the proposed text should form the basis for further consultation with delegation members and that the Committee should recommend a final text to the Commission in March.

4. Supplementary Estimate (Administration Estimate) and votes on account 

The Committee agreed to:

• Recommend to the Commission an Administration Estimate supplementary to increase the resource provision for 2014/15 by £7.55m (£6.85m voted and £0.7m non-voted), reduce the capital provision by £4.4m (£4.6m voted less £0.2m non-voted) and increase the cash requirement by £18.5m.
• Recommend to the Commission an Administration Estimate Vote on Account for 2015/16 of £93.7m resource and £17.3m capital.
• Recommend to the Members Estimate Committee a Members Estimate Vote on Account for 2015/16 of £17.9m resource and £3.9m capital.

The Committee expressed its support in principle for a suggested change in legislation that would allow a merger of the Administration and Members Estimates, and agreed that a decision on whether to proceed with such a merger of the Estimates should not be taken until the next parliament.

5. House Governance Committee report

The Committee discussed the report.

6. Date and time of next meeting

Wednesday 4 February at 2.00pm.

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