Cattle Exports and Trade in Bovine Embryos: Funding Request to Treasury and Resources

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A decision made 24 April 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2014-0030
Decision Summary Title :	Support for cattle exports and trade in bovine embryos April 2014		Date of Decision Summary:	23 April 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Strategy Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Cattle health non-compliance with EU Directives report 2014		Date of Written Report:	11 April 2014
Written Report Author:	Director Rural Economy		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Request for extra-ordinary funding from the Treasury to support cattle exports.
Decision(s): Request for extra-ordinary funding from the Treasury to support cattle exports and trade in bovine embryos requiring compliance with EU legislation including a testing programme for three notifiable bovine diseases – bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), Enzootic Bovine Leucosis (EBL) and Brucellosis.
Reason(s) for Decision: On the basis that this is a new and unexpected requirement in relation to trade and that revenue budgets are committed, that the Treasury consider exceptional funding to come from central contingencies to cover the programme costs for years 1 (£267,030 in 2014) and 2 (£71,515 in 2015). Subsequent costs in 2016-2018 will be resolved through the Departmental MTFP allocations from 2016.
Resource Implications: The Economic Development Department’s revenue head of expenditure will increase in 2014 and 2015 and the Central Contingency will decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States. The recurring impact of these budget transfers will be reflected in the Economic Development Department’s base budget in the next MTFP 2016-2019.
Action required: Strategy Manager to forward the Report to the Treasury with a request that, if supported, it be presented to the Council of Ministers as soon as practicable.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):