| Heading: |
Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness |
| Question ID: |
1787502 |
| UIN: |
HL6031 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
395 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Blunkett
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Blunkett
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of their announcement of a 15 per cent reduction in Civil Service running costs over the next four years, what plans they have to monitor a similar cost reduction in government activities carried out under out |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4508 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
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| Answering Member handle: |
RuthAnderson
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@RuthAnderson
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| Answer text: |
As the Chancellor announced in the Spring Statement, Government departments will aim to reduce their administrative budgets by 15% by the end of the decade. Savings on back‑office functions are expected to total £2.2 billion in 2029-30 whilst ensuring tha... |
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| Answering body ID: |
53 |
| Answering body name: |
Cabinet Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |