Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Table B.1 of Budget 2026, what the reasons are for the reduction in the Home Office’s resource departmental expenditure limit from £20.3 billion in 2026-27 to £19.3 billion in 2027-28; and how much of that reduction is attributable to the technical adjustment for lower employer pension contributions.

The reduction in the Home Office’s Resource DEL between 2026/27 and 2027/28 reflects the Spending Review settlement and subsequent technical adjustments.

As published in the Budget document, this includes a £1.2 billion annual reduction to reflect lower employer pension contributions from 2027/28.