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Department for Education: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 88853 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 24 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61218 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in her Department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 24 Nov 2025

At the 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 ZBR, the department carried out a line-by-line review ...