Estimates of appropriations

Vote Pacific Peoples - Social Services and Community Sector - Estimates 2018/19

Vote Pacific Peoples#

APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Minister for Pacific Peoples (M50)

APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Ministry for Pacific Peoples

RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR MINISTRY FOR PACIFIC PEOPLES: Minister for Pacific Peoples

Overview of the Vote#

The Minister for Pacific Peoples is responsible for appropriations in Vote Pacific Peoples for the 2018/19 financial year covering the following:

Services purchased directly from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples:

  • $2.100 million for the purchase of policy advice
  • $5.219 million for the purchase of communication, project and relationship services required to maintain strong links between the Crown and Pacific communities, and
  • $100,000 for the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Services purchased through non-departmental output expenses:

  • $1.409 million to provide Pacific Peoples with the information and skills needed to succeed in business, and
  • $1.263 million to provide education, employment and skill development programmes for Pacific Peoples.

Services purchased through benefits or related expenses:

  • $358,000 for the promotion of positive role models and the provision of scholarships for further education

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-4.

Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#

Annual and Permanent Appropriations#

  2017/18 2018/19
Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type Final
Budgeted
$000
Estimated
Actual
$000
Budget
$000

Departmental Capital Expenditure

     

Ministry for Pacific Peoples - Capital Expenditure PLA (M50)

This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
100 100 100

Total Departmental Capital Expenditure

100 100 100

Non-Departmental Output Expenses

     

Promotions - Business Development (M50)

This output class involves the purchase of a range of services that will provide opportunities for Pacific peoples to gain the information and skills necessary to succeed in business.
1,409 1,409 1,409

Skills Training and Employment (M50)

This appropriation is limited to the purchase of services from third party providers to support improved education, skills development, employment and entrepreneurship of Pacific peoples.
1,400 1,400 1,263

Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses

2,809 2,809 2,672

Benefits or Related Expenses

     

Study and Training Awards for Business Development (M50)

This is for the promotion of positive role models for young Pacific people in New Zealand and the provision of scholarships for further education.
358 358 358

Total Benefits or Related Expenses

358 358 358

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

     

Policy Advice and Ministerial Servicing MCA (M50)

The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide support to Ministers in discharging their policy decision-making and other portfolio responsibilities in relation to improving outcomes for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand.
7,650 7,650 7,319

Departmental Output Expenses

     

Communications, Projects & Relationships

This category is limited to ministerial servicing, nominations services, the development, implementation and monitoring of innovative projects and the establishment and maintenance of relationships with Pacific communities and key stakeholders, to improve outcomes for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand.
5,550 5,550 5,219

Policy Advice

This category is limited to the provision of advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters.
2,100 2,100 2,100

Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

7,650 7,650 7,319

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations

10,917 10,917 10,449

Capital Injection Authorisations#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Ministry for Pacific Peoples - Capital Injection (M50) - - -

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.1 - New Policy Initiatives

Policy Initiative Appropriation 2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000
Pasifika Education Centre:
Funding Transfer
 

Skills Training and Employment

Non-Departmental Output Expense
- 263 175 - -
 

Policy Advice and Ministerial Services MCA

Communications, Projects and Relationships

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure
Departmental Output Expense
- 75 50 - -
 Total Initiatives   - 338 225 - -

Summary of Financial Activity#

  2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
  Actual
$000
Actual
$000
Actual
$000
Actual
$000
Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated
Actual
$000
Departmental
Transactions
Budget
$000
Non-
Departmental
Transactions
Budget
$000
Total
Budget
$000
Estimated
$000
Estimated
$000
Estimated
$000

Appropriations

                       
Output Expenses 2,435 1,853 1,567 2,059 2,809 2,809 - 2,672 2,672 2,584 2,409 2,409
Benefits or Related Expenses 108 108 203 339 358 358 N/A 358 358 358 358 358
Borrowing Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Capital Expenditure 66 93 530 67 100 100 100 - 100 100 100 100
Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure - - - - - - - N/A - - - -
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA)                        
Output Expenses 6,627 6,577 6,551 6,860 7,650 7,650 7,319 - 7,319 7,294 7,244 7,244
Other Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Capital Expenditure - - - - - - N/A - - - - -

Total Appropriations

9,236 8,631 8,851 9,325 10,917 10,917 7,419 3,030 10,449 10,336 10,111 10,111

Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts

                       
Tax Revenue - - - - - - N/A - - - - -
Non-Tax Revenue - - - - - - N/A - - - - -
Capital Receipts - - - - - - N/A - - - - -

Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts

- - - - - - N/A - - - - -

Note - where restructuring of the vote has occurred then, to the extent practicable, prior years information has been restated as if the restructuring had occurred before the beginning of the period covered. In this instance Total Appropriations for the Budgeted and Estimated Actual year may not equal Total Appropriations in the Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections.

Adjustments to the Summary of Financial Activity Table Due to Vote Restructuring#

There have been no restructuring adjustments to prior year information in the Summary of Financial Activity table.

Non-Departmental Output Expenses decrease from $2.809 million in 2017/18 to $2.672 million in 2018/19 due to:

  • An expense transfer of $400,000 from 2016/17 to 2017/18 which does not continue in 2018/19, and
  • a funding transfer of $263,000 in 2018/19, received from Vote Tertiary Education, to support and monitor the Pasifika Education Centre's non-educational outputs from 1 October 2018 until the end of the 2019 academic year.

Departmental Multi-Category Output Expenses decrease from $7.650 million in 2017/18 to $7.319 million in 2018/19 due to:

  • one-year funding of $200,000 in 2017/18 which does not continue in 2018/19
  • revenue received from the home agencies of seconded staff of $123,000 and Other Revenue from the Prime Minister's Pacific Youth Award Sponsors of $35,000 in 2017/18 which does not continue in 2018/19
  • an expense transfer of $50,000 received in 2017/18 related to the delay in moving the Auckland Office, which does not continue in 2018/19, and
  • a reduction in 2018/19 in the Capital Charge rate applied to the Capital Injection. This had the effect of a $2,000 reduction in the baseline in 2018/19 compared to 2017/18.

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.3 - Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections#

Ministry for Pacific Peoples - Capital Expenditure PLA (M50)

Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Capital Expenditure
  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Forests/Agricultural - - -
Land - - -
Property, Plant and Equipment 100 100 100
Intangibles - - -
Other - - -

Total Appropriation

100 100 100
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve the efficient delivery of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples outputs through funding the purchase, development and maintenance of necessary assets.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Expenditure is in accordance with the Ministry's annual capital investment plan.

100% 100% 100%
End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, in its Annual Report.

Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets

Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Details of Net Asset Schedule 2017/18
Estimated Actual
$000
2018/19
Projected
$000
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2018/19
Opening Balance 1,128 1,128  
Capital Injections - -  
Capital Withdrawals - -  
Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) - -  
Other Movements - -  

Closing Balance

1,128 1,128  

Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#

3.1 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses#

Promotions - Business Development (M50)

Scope of Appropriation
This output class involves the purchase of a range of services that will provide opportunities for Pacific peoples to gain the information and skills necessary to succeed in business.
Expenses
  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 1,409 1,409 1,409
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve the development of skills necessary for Pacific peoples to succeed in business.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act, as the appropriation is less than $5 million.

Skills Training and Employment (M50)#

Scope of Appropriation#

This appropriation is limited to the purchase of services from third party providers to support improved education, skills development, employment and entrepreneurship of Pacific peoples.

Expenses#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 1,400 1,400 1,263

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve sustainable employment and educational outcomes for Pacific youth.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act, as the appropriation is less than $5 million.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The decrease in this appropriation for 2018/19 is due to:

  • a $400,000 expense transfer in 2017/18 that did not occur in 2018/19, and
  • a funding transfer of $263,000 in 2018/19, received from Vote Tertiary Education, to support and monitor the Pasifika Education Centre's non-educational outputs from 1 October 2018 until the end of the 2019 academic year.

Study and Training Awards for Business Development (M50)#

Scope of Appropriation

This is for the promotion of positive role models for young Pacific people in New Zealand and the provision of scholarships for further education.

Expenses

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 358 358 358

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This Appropriation is intended to achieve the promotion of positive role models for Pacific peoples in New Zealand and, in some instances, to provide scholarships for further education.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act, as the appropriation is less than $5 million.

Part 4 - Details of Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Policy Advice and Ministerial Servicing (M50)

Overarching Purpose Statement
The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide support to Ministers in discharging their policy decision-making and other portfolio responsibilities in relation to improving outcomes for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand.
Scope of Appropriation

Departmental Output Expenses

Communications, Projects & Relationships
This category is limited to ministerial servicing, nominations services, the development, implementation and monitoring of innovative projects and the establishment and maintenance of relationships with Pacific communities and key stakeholders, to improve outcomes for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand.
Policy Advice
This category is limited to the provision of advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters.
Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure
  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000

Total Appropriation

7,650 7,650 7,319

Departmental Output Expenses

     
Communications, Projects & Relationships 5,550 5,550 5,219
Policy Advice 2,100 2,100 2,100

Funding for Departmental Output Expenses

     

Revenue from the Crown

7,492 7,492 7,319
Communications, Projects & Relationships 5,392 5,392 5,219
Policy Advice 2,100 2,100 2,100

Revenue from Others

158 158 -
Communications, Projects & Relationships 158 158 -
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve better outcomes for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand through well-informed policy advice and by maintaining strong links between the Crown and Pacific communities.

How Performance will be Assessed for this Appropriation
  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Policy Advice and Ministerial Servicing MCA#

     

Performance of the MCA as a whole will be assessed with reference to the measures in place for each category within the MCA.

100% of category measures achieved 100% of category measures achieved 100% of category measures achieved
What is Intended to be Achieved with each Category and How Performance will be Assessed
  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Departmental Output Expenses

     

Communications, Projects & Relationships

     

This category is intended to achieve the provision of initiatives that support the forming and maintaining of strong relationships between the Crown and New Zealand's Pacific communities.

     
Relationship Building and Information Sharing with Communities
     

Number of public events with Pacific Communities

30-50 30-50 30-50
Ministerial Servicing
     

Proportion of replies to Official Information Act (OIA) requests delivered within the required timeframe

95% 95% 95%

Ministerial satisfaction with the OIA service as per the common satisfaction survey as rated on a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 5 (extremely satisfied)

At least 3 At least 3 At least 3

Proportion of replies to Parliamentary Questions (PQs) delivered within the required timeframe

95% 95% 95%

Ministerial satisfaction with the PQ service as per the common satisfaction survey as rated on a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 5 (extremely satisfied)

At least 3 At least 3 At least 3

Proportion of replies to Parliamentary Select Committee Questions within the required timeframe

95% 95% 95%

Ministerial satisfaction with replies to the Select Committee Questions as per the common satisfaction survey as rated on a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 5 (extremely satisfied)

At least 3 At least 3 At least 3

Briefings delivered within the required timeframe

95% 95% 95%

Ministerial satisfaction with the briefings as per the common satisfaction survey as rated on a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 5 (extremely satisfied)

At least 3 At least 3 At least 3
Nominations Service
     

Number of nominees put forward for governance positions across the state sector

30 30 30

Number of nominees put forward for Queen's Birthday and New Year honours

10 10 10

Policy Advice

     

This category is intended to achieve the provision of timely, high quality advice to Ministers and other government agencies who are developing policies that affect New Zealand's Pacific peoples.

     

Technical quality of policy advice is delivered in accordance with agreed quality criteria

At least 70% At least 70% At least 70%

Cost of policy advice per output hour

At most $130 At most $130 At most $130

Ministerial satisfaction with the policy advice service as per the common satisfaction survey as rated on a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 5 (extremely satisfied)

At least 3 At least 3 At least 3
End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples in its Annual Report.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The decrease in this appropriation for 2018/19 is due to:

  • one-year funding of $200,000 in 2017/18 which ended in 2017/18. This funding was to provide business and strategic advice to help ensure the long term viability of the Polyfest festival
  • revenue received from the home agencies of seconded staff of $123,000 and Other Revenue from the Prime Minister's Pacific Youth Award Sponsors of $35,000 in 2017/18 which does not continue in 2018/19
    • a funding transfer of $75,000 in 2018/19, received from Vote Tertiary Education, to support and monitor the Pasifika Education Centre's non-educational outputs from 1 October 2018 to the end of the 2019 academic year
    • an expense transfer of $50,000 received in 2017/18 related to the delay in moving the Auckland Office which does not continue in 2018/19, and
  • a reduction in 2018/19 in the Capital Charge Rate applied to the capital injection. This had the effect of a $2,000 reduction in the baseline 2018/19 compared to 2017/18.