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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 88850 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

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Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61222 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, how many lines of activity in his Departmen

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Answered by Samantha Dixon, 18 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 Ministry of Housing, Communities a...