Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 95309
Civil Service: Expenditure
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Question
Euan Stainbank
Labour — Falkirk
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce spending on the Civil Service.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThis 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...
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