questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to reduce costs across Government departments in each of the next five years; and what estimate he has made of the resulting annual savings, by department.
answerText: Spending Review 2021 set UK Government Departmental budgets for the rest of this Parliament (up to 2024-25). Individual Departmental budgets beyond 2024-25 will be set at the next Spending Review. To control spending and reduce debt in accordance with the...
heading: Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness