Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
Lords · Question HL6031 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Blunkett
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of their announcement of a 15 per cent reduction in Civil Service running costs over the next four years, what plans they have to monitor a similar cost reduction in government activities carried out under out
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 9 Apr 2025
As the Chancellor announced in the Spring Statement, Government departments will aim to reduce their administrative budgets by 15% by the end of the decade. Savings on back‑office functions are expected to total £2.2 billion in 2029-30 whilst ensuring tha...