The elements of DEL spending are fiscal revenue DEL (RDEL) of £26.5bn in 2017/18 (down just over 6 per cent since 2010/11), non-cash DEL of around £1bn in 2017/18 which is a technical accounting adjustment and not real money that can be spent on goods or services, and capital DEL (CDEL) which was just over £3bn in 2017/18 (down 16 per cent since 2010/11) and is the amount the government has for new capital investment, such as schools and hospitals.