§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Minister in his Department is responsible for the fundamental expenditure review process; and how many such reviews have been approved so far by that Minister. [29740]
§ Mr. AitkenSecretaries of State in Departments have been conducting the reviews in co-operation with me. The Departments listed have produced final reports already, but the reviews were intended to look at long term spending patterns and follow-up work and implementation are continuing in most cases.
- Ministry of Defence
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Employment Department
- Department of Transport
- Urban spending by the Department of the Environment
- Home Office
- Lord Chancellor's Department
- Department for Education
- Department of National Heritage
- Department of Health
- Department of Social Security
- HM Treasury
- Customs and Excise
- Inland Revenue