Question follow-through · 88850

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61222 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, how many lines of activity in his Departmen

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61222 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, how many lines of activity in his Departmen

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    At Spending Review 2025, the government conducted the first zero-based review (ZBR) of department budgets in 18 years, with every line of spending scrutinised to ensure value for money. Through the zero-based review, the Ministry of Housing, Communities a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Housing Ombudsman: Standards

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