Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the value is of the baseline spending on (a) communications and (b) consultancy on which her Department's targets to reduce such spending is based.

Part A: The baseline for communications in 2024/25 was £8m. Part B on consultancy: The baseline against which reductions will be measured is £15.2m. This is based on the initial values included in the 24/25 Spending Review.