PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Transport: Cost Effectiveness (26 July 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to (a) implement and (b) cancel efficiency savings budgeted for by the previous Government for (i) her Department and (ii) departmental arm's length bodies; and what plans she has for further such efficiency savings.

Asked by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)

The Chancellor has recently set out plans for departmental efficiencies such as taking actions to stop all non-essential government consultancy spend in 2024-25 and halve government spending on consultancy in future years, reducing communications and marketing budgets and continuing to dispose of surplus public sector estates. Future year efficiencies will be set during the upcoming Spending Review. Further information can be could here: Fixing the foundations – Public spending audit 2024-25 (publishing.service.gov.uk).

Answered by:
Mike Kane (Labour)
5 August 2024