Department for Transport business plan quarterly data summary (QDS)

Under the new quarterly data summary (QDS) framework departments’ spending data is published every quarter; to show the taxpayer how the government is spending their money.

The QDS grew out of commitments made in the 2011 Budget and the written ministerial statement on business plans. For the financial year 2012 to 2013 the QDS has been revised and improved in line with action 9 of the Civil Service Reform Plan to provide a common set of data that will enable comparisons of operational performance across government so that departments and individuals can be held to account.

The QDS breaks down the total spend of the department in 3 ways: by budget, by internal operation and by transaction.

The QDS template is the same for all departments, though the individual detail of grants and policy will differ from department to department. In using this data:

1. people should ensure they take full note of the caveats noted in each department’s return
2. as the improvement of the QDS is an ongoing process data quality and completeness will be developed over time and therefore necessary caution should be applied to any comparative analysis undertaken.

Please note that the quarter 1 2012 to 2013 return for Department of Transport is for the core department only.

<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-quarterly-data-summary-qds">Information on GOV.UK about the business plan quarterly data summary at Department for Transport.</a>

在新的季度数据概览（QDS）框架下，各部门的支出数据每季度发布一次；旨在向纳税人展示政府如何使用他们的资金。

QDS源于2011年预算和关于商业计划的书面部长声明。为了符合公务员改革计划第9项行动，2012至2013财年，QDS已进行了修订和改进，以提供一个共同的数据集，从而能够对政府各部门的运营绩效进行比较，以便对各部门和个人进行问责。

QDS以三种方式分解部门的总体支出：按预算、按内部运作和按交易。

QDS模板对所有部门均相同，尽管各部门在拨款和政策方面的具体细节会有所不同。在利用这些数据时，

1. 人们应确保充分注意每个部门报告中提到的警告

2. 由于QDS的改进是一个持续的过程，数据质量和完整性将随着时间的推移而逐步提高，因此在进行任何比较分析时都应采取必要的谨慎。

请注意，2012至2013财年第一季度运输部的报告仅针对核心部门。

[关于运输部商业计划季度数据概览的更多信息，请访问GOV.UK网站](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-plan-quarterly-data-summary-qds)。