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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure

Asked by Julia LopezConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 2 August 2024UIN 1787

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount of her 2024-25 departmental budget was underspent on 24 May 2024.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

As of 24 May 2024, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is not forecasting to underspend on the budget as agreed at the Main Estimate. As the Chancellor set out in her speech on Monday 29 July, this department, along with other government departments, has inherited a number of forecasted spending pressures.

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