Vote Science and Innovation - Supplementary Estimates 2011/12

Details of Projected Movements in Departmental
Net Assets#

Ministry of Science and Innovation

Information Supporting the Supplementary Estimates Vote Science and Innovation#

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Science and Innovation (M84)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Science and Innovation

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION: Minister of Science and Innovation

Part 1 - Summary of the Vote#

Part 1.3 - Trends in the Vote

Summary of Financial Activity

Part 2 - Details and Expected Performance for Output Expenses#

Part 2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses#

Advice and Support on Shaping the Science and Innovation System MCOA (M84)

Scope of Appropriation

Explanation for Use of Multi-Class Output Expense Appropriation

Alignment of output class activity having common outcomes within one appropriation.

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation will increase by $621,000 in 2011/12. The reasons for the change relates to the following:

• $1 million to provide for administration costs of scoping and managing the establishment of the Advanced Technology Institute. The funding was provided through a fiscally neutral adjustment from the Non-Departmental Fellowships for Excellence output expense.
• Revenue from Other has reduced by $379,000 due to a reduction in Contract Management services fees.

Part 2.2 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses#

Biological Industries Research (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation will increase by $4.050 million to $108.869 million in 2011/12. The reasons for the change in 2011/12 are due to a realignment of contracts that increases the appropriation by $3.293 million and science investment priorities expenses were transferred from 2010/11 to 2011/12 increasing the appropriation by $757,000 to match funding commitments.

Crown Research Institute Core Funding (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has increased by $5 million to $220.145 million in 2011/12. The reason for the change in 2011/12 relates to an increase in funding to Industrial Research Limited. This was a fiscally neutral adjustment from High Value Manufacturing and Services Research output expense.

Energy and Minerals Research (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has increased by $1.460 million to $13.457 million in 2011/12. The reasons for the change in 2011/12 are due to a realignment of contracts that increases the appropriation by $711,000 and science investment priorities expenses were transferred from 2010/11 to 2011/12 increasing the appropriation by $749,000 to match funding commitments.

Environmental Research (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has decreased by $104,000 to $35.211 million in 2011/12. The reasons for the change in 2011/12 are due to a realignment of contracts that reduces the appropriation by $1.840 million and science investment priorities expenses were transferred from 2010/11 to 2011/12 increasing the appropriation by $1.736 million to match funding commitments.

Fellowships for Excellence (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has decreased by $291,000 to $11.479 million in 2011/12. The reasons for the change in 2011/12 are the following:

• a realignment of contracts that reduces the appropriation by $200,000
• Science investment priorities expenses were transferred from 2010/11 to 2011/12 increasing the appropriation by $909,000 to match funding commitments
• a decrease in funding of $1 million to fund Strategic Leadership in the Science and Innovation Sector for administration costs of managing the establishment of the Advanced Technology Institute.

Hazards and Infrastructure Research (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation has increased by $884,000 to $14.343 million in 2011/12. The reason for the change in 2011/12 is due to a realignment of contracts.

Health and Society Research (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation will increase by $1.276 million to $84.790 million in 2011/12. The reason for the change in 2011/12 is due to an increase in funding to fund the capital charges payable by the Health Research Council.

High Value Manufacturing and Services Research (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation will increase by $3.260 million to $160.464 million in 2011/12. The reasons for the change in 2011/12 are:

• a realignment of contracts that reduces the appropriation by $3.048 million
• an expense transfer from 2010/11 to 2011/12 of $10.274 million to match contract commitments
• a drawdown of $1.034 million from the Technology Transfer Contingency
• a transfer of $5 million to Crown Research Institute Core Funding output expense for Industrial Research Limited.

Vision Matauranga Capability Fund (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation will increase by $628,000 to $6.595 million in 2011/12. The reasons for the change in 2011/12 are due to a realignment of contracts that increases the appropriation by $200,000, and science investment priorities expenses were transferred from 2010/11 to 2011/12 increasing the appropriation by $428,000 to match funding commitments.

Part 5 - Details and Expected Results for Other Expenses#

Part 5.2 - Non-Departmental Other Expenses#

International Relationships (M84)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation will reduce by $200,000 to $9.621 million in 2011/12. The reason for the change in 2011/12 is due to an expense transfer to meet the cost of a New Zealand - USA Biannual Joint Commission which has been postponed into 2012/13.

National eScience Infrastructure (M84)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The appropriation will increase by $2.419 million to $9.601 million in 2011/12. The reason for the change in 2011/12 is an expense transfer to reflect the agreed draw down of funding from venture partners.

Part 6 - Details and Expected Results for Capital Expenditure#

Part 6.1 - Departmental Capital Expenditure#

Ministry of Science and Innovation - Capital Expenditure PLA (M84)

Scope of Appropriation

Capital Expenditure

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The Property, Plant and Equipment movement reflects the fitout costs of the move to one premises.

Intangibles are lower than Estimates due to a delay in the ITC programme as a result of the merger of MoRST and FRST.