Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88849

Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61228 on Government Departments: Reviews, how many lines of activity in his Department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Andrew Western
At 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 zero-based review, the Department for Work and Pensions c...

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