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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 105924

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Autumn Budget 2025 made changes to efficiency savings required of departments in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27 and (c) 2027-28.

Answered by James Murray

No changes were made to efficiency targets in 2025-26, 2026-27 or 2027-28.

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