{"value":{"id":1756533,"askingMemberId":4384,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-17T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","uin":"24653","questionText":"To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to reduce the (a) number and (b) cost of arms length bodies.","answeringBodyId":53,"answeringBodyName":"Cabinet Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5305,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Chancellor has launched Phase 2 of the Spending Review which will zero-base all spending, including arm’s length bodies (ALBs), conducting a full line-by-line review of all public spending to assess whether it is a priority for this government and represents value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Building on the 2% productivity, efficiency, and savings target the government set departments in Phase 1 of the Spending Review, departments and ALBs are expected in Phase 2 to identify a minimum of 5% savings against their day-to-day spending, freeing up funding to achieve the government’s priorities. The Spending Review will conclude on 11 June 2025.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Arms Length Bodies","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1756533","method":"GET"}]}