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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 88854 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61223 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in her Department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 19 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, DCMS carried out a line by line review ...