Question follow-through · 100935

Public Sector: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of potential efficiency savings in public services that could reduce pressure on public spending while maintaining service quality.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
9 Jan 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of potential efficiency savings in public services that could reduce pressure on public spending while maintaining service quality.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    This government is relentlessly targeting waste and driving efficiencies to make sure we are getting the best possible value for taxpayer money.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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