Question follow-through · 1783
Scotland Office: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to (a) implement and (b) cancel efficiency savings budgeted for by the previous Government for (i) his Department and (ii) departmental arm's length bodies; and what plans he has for further suc
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 25 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 31 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to (a) implement and (b) cancel efficiency savings budgeted for by the previous Government for (i) his Department and (ii) departmental arm's length bodies; and what plans he has for further suc
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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31 Jul 2024
Answer published
Decisions regarding budgets for this year were set in the last spending review and for future years will be a matter for the upcoming comprehensive spending review which my department is engaging in. The uncovering of £22bn of in-year hidden pressures has...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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