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Public Expenditure

Asked by Mr Luke ChartersLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 10 September 2024UIN 3890

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unfunded policies announced by the previous government her Department identified as part of its recent audit of public spending.

Answered by Darren Jones

On 29th July, the Chancellor set out the £21.9bn pressure on departmental budgets in the 2024-25 financial year. This announcement was accompanied by the document ‘Fixing the Foundations’, which set out the detail underpinning this number.

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