Estimates of appropriations

Vote Women - Social Services and Community Sector - Estimates 2018/19

Vote Women#

APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Minister for Women (M76)

APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Ministry for Women

RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR MINISTRY FOR WOMEN: Minister for Women

Overview of the Vote#

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

  • over $4 million for advice to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters that improve the lives of New Zealand women
  • $460,000 to provide suitable women nominees for appointment to state sector boards and committees
  • $200,000 for administrative, advisory and research support for the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women
  • $355,000 for support services to the Portfolio Minister, and
  • $40,000 for departmental capital expenditure.

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 Women - Capital Expenditure PLA (M76)

This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for Women, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
120 120 40

Total Departmental Capital Expenditure

120 120 40

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

     

Policy Advice and Related Services MCA (M76)

The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide policy advice and other support to Ministers in discharging their policy decision-making and other portfolio responsibilities.
5,320 5,220 5,401

Departmental Output Expenses

     

Ministerial Services

This category is limited to providing services to the Minister for Women to enable her/him to discharge their portfolio responsibilities.
355 350 355

National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women

This category is limited to providing administrative, advisory and research support for the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women.
200 150 200

Nomination Services

This category is limited to providing suitable women nominees for appointment to state sector boards and committees.
460 455 460

Policy Advice

This category is limited to providing advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters relating to improving the lives of New Zealand women.
4,305 4,265 4,386

Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

5,320 5,220 5,401

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations

5,440 5,340 5,441

Capital Injection Authorisations#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Ministry for Women - Capital Injection (M76) - - -

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
Suffrage 125 commemoration programme

Policy Advice and Related Services MCA (M76)

Policy Advice
- 300 - - -
 Total Initiatives   - 300 - - -

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 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Benefits or Related Expenses - - - - - - N/A - - - - -
Borrowing Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Capital Expenditure 3 635 55 72 120 120 40 - 40 40 40 40
Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure - - - - - - - N/A - - - -
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA)                        
Output Expenses 4,782 4,729 4,688 4,626 5,320 5,220 5,401 - 5,401 5,104 5,104 5,104
Other Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Capital Expenditure - - - - - - N/A - - - - -

Total Appropriations

4,785 5,364 4,743 4,698 5,440 5,340 5,441 - 5,441 5,144 5,144 5,144

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.

Capital Expenditure

The Ministry is not a capital intensive agency. Capital expenditure is primarily for the routine replacement and upgrade of the Ministry's information technology and office equipment.

In 2014/15 the Ministry moved premises and undertook fit-out construction work on its new office space.

Multi-Category Output Expenses

In 2012/13 funds were transferred to 2013/14 to enable the Ministry to move premises ahead of its lease expiration ($180,000). Due to delays in finding a suitable location 2013/14 funds were transferred to 2014/15 to enable the Ministry to move premises in December 2014 ($115,000).

In 2014/15 the Ministry received departmental contributions for staff on secondment to other agencies ($318,000).

From 1 July 2016 additional funding is being received to maintain the Ministry's policy capability to continue delivering on current Government priorities for New Zealand women (2016/17 $370,000; 2017/18 $460,000; 2018/19 and out-years $500,000).

In 2018/19 the Ministry will receive one-off funding to support the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, which is a Tier 1 commemoration for New Zealand in 2018 ($300,000).

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.3 - Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections#

Ministry for Women - Capital Expenditure PLA (M76)

Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for Women, 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 120 120 40
Intangibles - - -
Other - - -

Total Appropriation

120 120 40
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve the efficient delivery of Ministry for Women outputs through funding the routine replacement and upgrade of office equipment and information technology to support the delivery of Ministry services.

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 plan.

100% 100% 100%
End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry for Women in its 2018/19 Annual Report.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The decrease in this appropriation for 2018/19 is due to the purchase of new computer hardware planned in 2017/18.

Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets

Ministry for Women

Details of Net Asset Schedule 2017/18
Estimated Actual
$000
2018/19
Projected
$000
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2018/19
Opening Balance 336 336  
Capital Injections - -  
Capital Withdrawals - -  
Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) - -  
Other Movements - -  

Closing Balance

336 336  

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

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Policy Advice and Related Services (M76)

Overarching Purpose Statement
The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide policy advice and other support to Ministers in discharging their policy decision-making and other portfolio responsibilities.
Scope of Appropriation

Departmental Output Expenses

Ministerial Services
This category is limited to providing services to the Minister for Women to enable her/him to discharge their portfolio responsibilities.
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women
This category is limited to providing administrative, advisory and research support for the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women.
Nomination Services
This category is limited to providing suitable women nominees for appointment to state sector boards and committees.
Policy Advice
This category is limited to providing advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters relating to improving the lives of New Zealand women.
Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure
  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000

Total Appropriation

5,320 5,220 5,401

Departmental Output Expenses

     
Ministerial Services 355 350 355
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women 200 150 200
Nomination Services 460 455 460
Policy Advice 4,305 4,265 4,386

Funding for Departmental Output Expenses

     

Revenue from the Crown

5,208 5,208 5,401
Ministerial Services 355 355 355
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women 200 200 200
Nomination Services 460 460 460
Policy Advice 4,193 4,193 4,386

Revenue from Others

112 112 -
Policy Advice 112 112 -
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve better outcomes for New Zealand women by supporting Ministerial decision-making with high-quality policy advice.

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

Performance of the MCA as a whole will be assessed by the following measures:

     

Level of shareholders' satisfaction with the quality of the Ministry for Women's evidence, analysis and advice.

Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better

Percentage of key stakeholders that report that the Ministry for Women's evidence, analysis and advice has informed their actions and been incorporated in their policies and practices to improve outcomes for women.

75% 75% 75%
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

     

Ministerial Services

     

This category is intended to achieve high-quality and timely services to enable the Minister for Women to discharge her/his portfolio responsibilities.

     

Performance of this category will be assessed by the following measure:

     

Level of Ministerial satisfaction with the services provided.

Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better

National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women

     

This category is intended to achieve high-quality administrative, advisory and research support for the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women.

     

Performance of this category will be assessed by the following measure:

     

Level of council member satisfaction with the services provided.

Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better

Nomination Services

     

This category is intended to achieve suitable women nominees for appointment to state sector boards and committees.

     

Performance of this category will be assessed by the following measures:

     

Level of appointing agency satisfaction with the quality of nominees and nomination services provided.

Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better Rated as 'meeting requirements' or better

Timeliness of nominations using the percentage of responses to nomination requests provided by the due date.

100% 100% 100%

Policy Advice

     

This category is intended to achieve the delivery of high-quality advice to support Ministerial decision-making that improves the lives of New Zealand women.

     

Performance of this category will be assessed by the following measures:

     

Average quality of policy papers to the Minister for Women, as assessed annually by an independent reviewer using a process with a methodical robustness score of at least 70%.

75% 75% 75%

Level of Ministerial satisfaction with the Ministry for Women's advice using the common satisfaction survey for policy advice.

75% 75% 75%

Total cost of producing policy advice per output hour.

$120 - $130 $120 - $130 $120 - $130
End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry for Women in its 2018/19 Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives
Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000
Suffrage 125 commemoration programme 2018/19 0 300 0 0 0
Reasons for Change in Appropriations

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

  • one-off funding to support the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in 2018/19 ($300,000), and
  • additional funding to maintain the Ministry's level of policy capability to continue delivering on current Government priorities for New Zealand women ($40,000).

This was partially offset by:

  • departmental contributions for staff on secondment to other agencies that were only received in 2017/18 ($77,000)
  • fellowship revenue received from the Leadership Development Centre that was only received in 2017/18 ($35,000), and
  • an expense transfer from the 2016/17 year to the 2017/18 year ($147,000).