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Public Expenditure

Asked by Saqib BhattiConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 10 September 2025UIN 74955

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of UK borrowing costs on government spending.

Answered by James Murray

The Government has published Spending Review 2025, which set departmental spending allocations consistent with the fiscal strategy set out at Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025. The Chancellor will provide further updates at Autumn Budget 2025.

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