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Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 88847 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

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Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 61217 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in his department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Nov 2025

The 2025 Spending Review included a zero-based review of spending. The Department scrutinised every line of spending to ensure that it is delivering value for money. The review covered resource budgets across the full Department Group, defined as the Depa...