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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

Commons · Question 52412 · Tabled 14 May 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 22 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce waste in government departments.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 22 May 2025

As part of the second phase of the spending review Departments have been set a stretching 5% productivity, efficiency and savings target. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has also asked each department to carry out a line-by-line review of existing day...