Supplementary estimates of appropriations

Vote Women - Supplementary Estimates 2015/16

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

APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Ministry for Women

RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR MINISTRY FOR WOMEN: Minister for Women

Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#

Annual and Permanent Appropriations#

  2015/16
Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type Estimates
Budget
$000
Supplementary
Estimates
Budget
$000
Total
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.
47 23 70

Total Departmental Capital Expenditure

47 23 70

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

     

Policy Advice and Nomination 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.
4,616 309 4,925
Departmental Output Expenses
     
Ministerial Services
This category is limited to the provision of services to the Vote Minister to enable her/him to discharge her/his portfolio responsibilities.
355 - 355
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women
This category is limited to the provision of administrative, advisory and research support for the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women.
200 - 200
Nomination Services
This category is limited to the provision of suitable women nominees for appointment to state sector boards and committees.
300 - 300
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 relating to improving outcomes for women in New Zealand.
3,761 309 4,070

Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

4,616 309 4,925

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations

4,663 332 4,995

Capital Injection Authorisations#

  2015/16
  Estimates Budget
$000
Supplementary
Estimates Budget
$000
Total Budget
$000
Ministry for Women - Capital Injection (M76) - - -

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.2 - Trends in the Vote

Summary of Financial Activity

  2015/16
    Supplementary Estimates  
  Estimates
$000
Departmental
Transactions
$000
Non-Departmental
Transactions
$000
Total
Transactions
$000
Total
$000

Appropriations

         
Output Expenses - - - - -
Benefits or Related Expenses - N/A - - -
Borrowing Expenses - - - - -
Other Expenses - - - - -
Capital Expenditure 47 23 - 23 70
Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure - - N/A - -
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA)          
Output Expenses 4,616 309 - 309 4,925
Other Expenses - - - - -
Capital Expenditure - N/A - - -

Total Appropriations

4,663 332 - 332 4,995

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 - - -

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

  2015/16
  Estimates
$000
Supplementary
Estimates
$000
Total
$000
Forests/Agricultural - - -
Land - - -
Property, Plant and Equipment 42 (32) 10
Intangibles 5 55 60
Other - - -

Total Appropriation

47 23 70

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve 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

  2015/16
Performance Measures Estimates
Standard
Supplementary
Estimates
Standard
Total
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 2015/16 Annual Report.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $23,000 to $70,000 for 2015/16 due to changes to forecast expenditure for office equipment and information technology during the year.

Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets

Ministry for Women
Details of Net Asset Schedule 2015/16
Main Estimates Projections
$000
2015/16
Supplementary Estimates Projections
$000
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2015/16
Opening Balance 336 336 Supplementary Estimates opening balance reflects the audited results as at 30 June 2015.
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 Nomination 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 the provision of services to the Vote Minister to enable her/him to discharge her/his portfolio responsibilities.

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

Nomination Services
This category is limited to the provision of suitable women nominees for appointment to state sector boards and committees.

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 relating to improving outcomes for women in New Zealand.

Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure

  2015/16
  Estimates
$000
Supplementary Estimates
$000
Total
$000

Total Appropriation

4,616 309 4,925

Departmental Output Expenses

     
Ministerial Services 355 - 355
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women 200 - 200
Nomination Services 300 - 300
Policy Advice 3,761 309 4,070

Funding for Departmental Output Expenses

     

Revenue from the Crown

4,616 (9) 4,607
Ministerial Services 355 - 355
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women 200 - 200
Nomination Services 300 - 300
Policy Advice 3,761 (9) 3,752

Revenue from Others

- 318 318
Policy Advice - 318 318

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to support Ministerial decision-making that improves the lives of New Zealand women.

How Performance will be Assessed for this Appropriation

  2015/16
Assessment of Performance Estimates
Standard
Supplementary Estimates
Standard
Total
Standard

The performance of the MCA as a whole will be assessed using the measures 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

  2015/16
Assessment of Performance Estimates
Standard
Supplementary Estimates
Standard
Total
Standard

Departmental Output Expenses

     

Ministerial Services

     

This category is intended to provide 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 Ministerial satisfaction with the services provided, as rated on a quarterly basis.

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 deliver 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 council member satisfaction with the services provided, as rated on an annual basis.

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 provide suitable women nominees for appointment to state sector boards and committees.

     

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

     

Appointing agency satisfaction with the quality of nominees and nomination services provided to them, as rated on an annual basis.

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

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

100% 100% 100%

Policy Advice

     

This category is intended to provide 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 80%.

80% 80% 80%

Ministerial satisfaction with the Ministry for Women's advice using the common satisfaction survey for policy advice, as rated on a quarterly basis.

80% 80% 80%

Total cost of producing policy advice per output hour.

Up to $120 Up to $120 Up to $120

Stakeholder satisfaction with the Ministry for Women's advice, as rated on an annual basis.

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

End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry for Women in its 2015/16 Annual Report.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $309,000 to $4.925 million for 2015/16 due to departmental contributions received for staff on secondment to other agencies ($318,000). This was partially offset by the Ministry's share of costs for Budget 2015 whole-of-government initiatives ($9,000).