Question follow-through · 68149
Government Departments: Digital Technology
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Office for Value for Money has made of the potential impact of restrictive licensing practices on Departmental spend on digital transformation.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Office for Value for Money has made of the potential impact of restrictive licensing practices on Departmental spend on digital transformation.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Office for Value for Money (OVfM) is a time limited unit in HM Treasury that was set two roles at Autumn Budget 2024: making targeted interventions at Spending Review 2025 and developing recommendations for reforming the spending framework. The OVfM h...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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