Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
Commons · Question 88857 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61220 on Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure, how many lines of activity in his Department were considered as part of the zero based review.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 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.