Question follow-through · 59366

Cabinet Office: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Treasury's policy paper entitled Departmental Efficiency Delivery Plans, published on 11 June 2025, whether he has a headcount target for the size of his Department between 2026-27 and 2028

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 12 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 17 Jun 2025
Answer: 17 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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12 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Treasury's policy paper entitled Departmental Efficiency Delivery Plans, published on 11 June 2025, whether he has a headcount target for the size of his Department between 2026-27 and 2028
17 Jun 2025
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17 Jun 2025
Answer published
In line with the 2025 Spending Review, we are restructuring the Cabinet Office into a more strategic, specialised, and smaller department to achieve £110 million in annual expenditure savings by the 2028/29 financial year. Our focus is on identifying budg...

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