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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

Commons · Question 20991 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4139 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if he will place in the Library a copy of the efficiency saving reports provided to HM Treasury by each departmen

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 8 Sep 2026

Departments are required to report their efficiency savings within the performance section of their Annual Reports and Accounts (ARAs) from 2026-27. For more detail on efficiency savings inclusion in ARAs, please see section 5.4.4 of the Government Financ...