Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 97093

Department for Education: Departmental Expenditure Limits

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025

Question

Liam Byrne

LabourBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy papers entitled Spending Review 2025, published on 30 June 2025, and Budget 2025, published on 28 November 2025, what their Department’s capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL)

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The Budget 2025 confirmed capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) plans for 2025/26 to 2029/30; £6.8 billion in 2025/26, £8.3 billion in 2026/27, and £7.7 billion in 2027/28 to 2029/30. A proportion is allocated to improving condition of the school a...

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