FIN(4)-03-11 (Paper 1, Annex A)

Annual Budget Motion

The Assembly is asked to agree the following:

“1. This resolution for the year ending 31 March 2011 is made by the National Assembly for Wales (“the Assembly”) pursuant to Section 125 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

Welsh Assembly Government

2. The Welsh Assembly Government is authorised—

(a) to use resources (not including accruing resources) during the financial year ending 31 March 2011 for the services and purposes specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1, up to a maximum of the corresponding amounts specified in Column 2 of that Schedule;

(b) in addition, to retain income, within the categories of accruing resources specified in Column 1 of each Part of Schedule 2, during the financial year ending 31 March 2011, for use on the services and purposes specified in the corresponding entries in Column 2 of each Part of that Schedule, up to the limit specified for each Part of that Schedule; and

(c) to draw cash out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund for use on the services and purposes specified in Schedule 1, up to the net cash requirement limit specified in Schedule 5.

[2A. Despite paragraphs 2(a) and (b), the resources which may be used for a service [and] [or] purpose specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 (or, as the case may be, in Column 2 of each Part of Schedule 2), may exceed the amount specified in the corresponding entry in Column 2 of Schedule 1 (or, as the case may be, in Column 2 of each Part of Schedule 2) if-

(a) in the case of resources other than accruing resources, the first condition is met, or

(b) in the case of accruing resources, the second condition is met.

2B. The first condition is that the total resources (other than accruing resources) used during the financial year ending 31 March 2011 for all services [and] [or] purposes specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 does not exceed the total of the amounts specified in Column 2 of that Schedule.

2C. The second condition is that the total accruing resources used during the financial year ending 31 March 2011 for all services [and] [or] purposes specified in Column 2 of Schedule 2 does not exceed the total of the amounts specified that Column.]

Assembly Commission

3. The Assembly Commission is authorised—

(a) to use resources (not including accruing resources) during the financial year ending 31 March 2011 for the services and purposes specified in Column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3, up to a maximum of the corresponding amounts specified in Column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3;

(b) in addition, to retain income, within the categories of accruing resources specified in Column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4, during the financial year ending 31 March 2011, for use on the services and purposes specified in the corresponding entries in Column 2 of Part 1 of that Schedule, up to the limit specified in Part 1 of that Schedule; and

(c) to draw cash out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund for use on the services and purposes specified in Column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3, up to the net cash requirement limit specified in Schedule 5.

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

4. The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales is authorised—

(a) to use resources (not including accruing resources) during the financial year ending 31 March 2011 for the services and purposes specified in Column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3, up to a maximum of the corresponding amounts specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3;

(b) in addition, to retain income, within the categories of accruing resources specified in Column 1 of Part 2of Schedule 4, during the financial year ending 31 March 2011, for use on the services and purposes specified in the corresponding entries in Column 2 of Part 2 of that Schedule, up to the limit specified in Part 2 of that Schedule; and

(c) to draw cash out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund for use on the services and purposes specified in Column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3, up to the net cash requirement limit specified in Schedule 5.

Auditor General for Wales

5. The Auditor General for Wales is authorised—

(a) to use resources (not including accruing resources) during the financial year ending 31 March 2011 for the services and purposes specified in Column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 3, up to a maximum of the corresponding amounts specified in Column 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 3;

(b) in addition, to retain income, within the categories of accruing resources specified in Column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 4, during the financial year ending 31 March 2011, for use on the services and purposes specified in the corresponding entries in Column 2 of Part 3 of that Schedule, up to the limit specified in Part 3 of that Schedule; and

(c) to draw cash out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund for use on the services and purposes specified in Column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 3, up to the net cash requirement limit specified in Schedule 5.

Specification of Categories of Accruing Resources

6. The categories of accruing resources listed in Column 1 of each Part of Schedule 2, and in Column 1 of each part of Schedule 4, are specified categories for the purposes of section 120(2)(a) of the Act.”