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Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 88849 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

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Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61228 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in his Department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 17 Nov 2025

At Spending Review 2025, the government conducted the first zero-based review (ZBR) of department budgets in 18 years, with every line of spending scrutinised to ensure value for money. Through the zero-based review, the Department for Work and Pensions c...