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Government Departments: Public Expenditure

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119056

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has issued guidance to Cabinet colleagues on making spending commitments over more than a 10 year period.

Answered by James Murray

Spending Review 2025 set department budgets until 2028-29, with an additional year for capital investment.

Alongside the Spending Review, HM Treasury also published a 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, with 10-year settlements for school rebuilding, Affordable Homes, flood defenses and maintenance budgets for schools, prison, hospitals and other public assets.

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