WQ93836 (e) Tabled on 28/08/2024

Has the Cabinet Secretary written to her Cabinet colleagues asking for cuts to their departments for the financial year 2025-2026 and what criteria, if any, has she stipulated for their decisions?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office | Answered on 02/09/2024

I have not written to Cabinet colleagues asking for budget cuts in respect of the 2025-26 financial year.