A summary of the 2020 Spending Review, and what this means for the economy and public finances over the next few years.
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Public spending: New debates in the House (789 KB, PDF)
One of Parliament’s longest standing functions is the consideration and authorisation of the government’s spending plans, requiring the government to obtain parliamentary consent before spending public money.
From 2018, changes are being made to the way debates on public spending are allocated. This follows a Procedure committee report last year.
In future, any Member will be able to submit a bid to Backbench Business Committee for a debate on public spending, in what are known as Estimates day debates.
The first allocation of debates is expected to take place in February 2018, following the publication of the 2017-18 Supplementary Estimates.
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Public spending: New debates in the House (789 KB, PDF)
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For the first time since 2013, the UK will not meet the UN recommended target of spending 0.7 percent of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance.
