Cabinet Office: Departmental Expenditure Limits
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy papers entitled Spending Review 2025, published on 30 June 2025, and Budget 2025, published on 28 November 2025, what their Department’s capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be in each year of the Spending Review period; how much capital funding has been allocated to each of their Department’s programmes; and how much and what proportion of the capital DEL allocation remains unallocated in each year.
Answered by Chris Ward
The Cabinet Office’s Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (CDEL) as set out in the 2025 budget are:
£ billion (current prices) | Plans 2025-26 | Plans 2026-27 | Plans 2027-28 | Plans 2028-29 | Plans 2029-30 |
Cabinet Office | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
All future years CDEL allocations are subject to business planning. Key capital projects funded during SR25 include reducing the government’s London office estate.
As per the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance, the Department will identify around 5% of allocated DEL that could be reprioritised to fund unforeseen pressures.
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