Question follow-through · 105538

Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the Office for Value for Money entitled The OVfM report, published on 26 November 2025, if she will provide a breakdown and profile of the £14 billion of efficiency savings per year b

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 13 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 15 Jan 2026
Answer: 20 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the Office for Value for Money entitled The OVfM report, published on 26 November 2025, if she will provide a breakdown and profile of the £14 billion of efficiency savings per year b
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jan 2026
Answer published
The full breakdown of the £14 billion in total annual efficiency gains by 2028-29 can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/departmental-efficiency-delivery-plans/departmental-efficiency-plans

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