Written questions

Department for Transport: Public Expenditure

Commons · Question 88859 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 20 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 61225 on Department for Transport: Public Expenditure, how many lines of activity in her Department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 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.To ensure consistency in approach, cross-government guidance set expec...