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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.