Vote Food Safety - Supplementary Estimates 2012/13

Information Supporting the Supplementary Estimates Vote Food Safety#

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Food Safety (M33)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry for Primary Industries

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES: Minister for Primary Industries

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#

Assurance (M33)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation will decrease by $1.306 million to $54.765 million in 2012/13.

This is due to: a decrease in third party funded activity ($2.522 million); an expense transfer to 2013/14 for Ministry for Primary Industries organisational transformation programme ($27,000); and retention of 2012/13 underspends to meet staff remuneration cost pressures in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 ($24,000). These changes are offset by a reallocation of revenue Crown funded resources between output expenses ($1.261 million) and increased services to other public sector agencies ($6,000).

Output Performance Measures and Standards

Memorandum Account

Development and Implementation of Policy Advice MCOA (M33)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Explanation for Use of Multi-Class Output Expense Appropriation#

This multi-class output expense appropriation contains output classes that contribute to creating an environment where food is both safe and suitable, while supporting the necessary regulatory platform for improving New Zealand's economic prosperity.

Expenses and Revenue#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation will increase by $433,000 to $4.804 million in 2012/13.

This is due to: reallocation of revenue Crown-funded resources between output expenses ($440,000); an expense transfer from 2011/12 for implementation of the Food Bill ($385,000); an expense transfer from 2011/12 for the merger of Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ($27,000); an increase in third party funded activity ($16,000); and increased services to other public sector agencies ($4,000).

These changes are offset by: the retention of 2012/13 underspends to meet staff remuneration cost pressures in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 ($404,000); and an expense transfer to 2013/14 for the Ministry for Primary Industries organisational transformation programme ($35,000).

Output Performance Measures and Standards#

Note 1 - For independent assessment of the quality of this advice, MPI will submit a sample of work for an independent technical quality assessment at least once a year.

Note 2 - The Minister is asked to assess advice provided on a ten-point scale, where 1 represents poor and 10 represents excellent.

Information (M33)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation will decrease by $2.348 million to $1.404 million in 2012/13.

This is due to: a reallocation of revenue Crown-funded resources between output expenses ($1.581 million); a decrease in third party funded activity ($661,000); retention of 2012/13 underspends to meet staff remuneration cost pressures in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 ($118,000); and expense transfer to 2013/14 for the Ministry for Primary Industries organisational transformation programme ($10,000).

These changes are offset by an expense transfer from 2011/12 for the merger of the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ($22,000).

Output Performance Measures and Standards#

Response (M33)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation will decrease by $242,000 to $4.998 million in 2012/13.

This is due to: the retention of 2012/13 underspends to meet staff remuneration cost pressures in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 ($428,000); and an expense transfer to 2013/14 for Ministry for Primary Industries organisational transformation programme ($36,000).

These changes are offset by: reallocation of revenue Crown-funded resources between output expenses ($183,000); expense transfer from 2011/12 for merger of the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ($29,000); increase in third party-funded activity ($8,000); and increased services to other public sector agencies ($2,000).

Output Performance Measures and Standards#

Standards (M33)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation will decrease by $1.055 million to $19.314 million in 2012/13.

This is due to: reallocation of revenue Crown-funded resources between output expenses ($2.451 million); the retention of 2012/13 underspends to meet staff remuneration cost pressures in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 ($590,000); an expense transfer to 2013/14 for implementation of Food Bill ($300,000); an expense transfer to 2013/14 for negotiation of free trade or closer economic partnership agreements (FTA/CEP negotiations) ($225,000); an expense transfer to 2013/14 for the Ministry for Primary Industries organisational transformation programme ($84,000); and an expense transfer to 2013/14 for random testing of imported food ($50,000).

These changes are offset by: increase in third party-funded activity ($2.318 million); an expense transfer from 2011/12 for the merger of the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ($200,000); an expense transfer from 2011/12 for random testing of imported food ($100,000); an expense transfer from 2011/12 for FTA/CEP negotiations ($26,000); and increased services to other public sector agencies ($1,000).

Output Performance Measures and Standards#

Memorandum Account#