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Written question asked by James Wild (Conservative) on Monday, 10 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

Question

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

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
88857
Session
2024-26
Related items
Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
Thursday, 26 June 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Public expenditure Ministry of Defence
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk