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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 23 January 2026UIN 105919

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 48 of the Autumn Budget HC1492, published on 26 November 2025, if she will publish the monetary savings in each year on which the 16% back-office administrative costs figure is based.

Answered by James Murray

These are published in Table 1.1 of the Spending Review 2025 (page 13).

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