Civil Service: Expenditure
Commons · Question 95309 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce spending on the Civil Service.
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 11 Dec 2025
This Government is relentlessly targeting waste and driving efficiencies to deliver a leaner Civil Service. At the Autumn Budget the Government announced that back-office administration costs will be reduced by 16% by 2029-30, to save money and focus reso...