Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 88853

Department for Education: Public Expenditure

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61218 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in her Department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
At the Spending Review 2025, the government conducted the first zero-based review (ZBR) of department budgets in 18 years, with every line of spending scrutinised to ensure value for money.Through the ZBR, the department carried out a line-by-line review ...

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