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Treasury: Civil Servants

Asked by Mark PritchardConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 26 February 2026UIN 113497

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reduce the number of civil servants working for HM Treasury.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

The department’s Spending Review settlement of a 10% real terms reduction to admin by 2028-29 means it will need to get smaller.

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