Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 88857
Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
James Wild
Conservative — North 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 PollardAt 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.