Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 88857

Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61220 on Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure, how many lines of activity in his Department were considered as part of the zero based review.

Answer

Luke Pollard
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.