Spending Review

£7.9bn for flood defences over next 10 years

16/06/2025

The Government has pledged £7.9bn for flood defences over the next 10 years, in what it claims is the 'largest flooding defence programme' in UK history.

Spending Review: £2bn to back AI action plan

11/06/2025

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced £2bn in funding to support the Government’s artificial intelligence (AI) action plan in her Spending Review speech.

Government banks on place-based infrastructure

25/11/2020

The chancellor Rishi Sunak used to the 2020 Spending Review to launch a new strategy for UK infrastructure, supported by an infrastructure bank and a place-based 'levelling up' fund.

'One-year' November Spending Review settlement confirmed

22/10/2020

The chancellor has confirmed there will only be a one-year Spending Review this November, with funding commitments focused on COVID recovery, infrastructure, schools and the NHS.

Osborne outlines transport spending plans

25/11/2015

Capital funding of transport projects will increase by 50% to a total of £61 billion, under plans revealed in Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement today (25 November 2015).

UPDATE: Infrastructure the winner in Spending Review

27/06/2013

Transport spending will increase to £9.5 billion in 2015/16 under plans unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne in this week's Spending Review.

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