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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 88851 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

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Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61224 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in her Department were considered as part of the zero based revie

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Answered by Ian Murray, 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, DSIT carried out a line by line review ...