Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2024-25
Published on:Defra spent £5.52 billion in 2024-25, the majority of which was spent through its arm’s-length bodies and executive agencies.
Defra spent £5.52 billion in 2024-25, the majority of which was spent through its arm’s-length bodies and executive agencies.
This report summarises the key information and insights from our examinations of Defra and related bodies in the sector in England.
DESNZ spent £6.7 billion in 2024-25 on a range of activities and arm’s-length bodies – an increase of £0.2 billion from 2023-24.
This report provides an introduction to DESNZ and the NAO’s examination of its spending and performance in 2023-24.
This guide was produced to support the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee in its examination of the DESNZ’s remit, plans and budget.
We summarise the key information and insights from our examinations of DfE and from their annual report and accounts.
This report summarises the key information and insights that can be gained from our examinations of the Department for Education for 2023-24.
This guide has been produced to support the Education Committee in its examination of the DfE’s spending and performance.
This report has been produced to provide an introduction to DCMS and the BBC, and our examination of their spending and performance.
DCMS spends nearly £10 billion each year. This guide the key information and insights that can be gained from our examinations of DCMS.
The information in this guide draws on the findings from our financial audit programme of work and from publicly available sources, including the annual report and accounts of the Department and its bodies
The Department for Business and Trade is a department for economic growth. In 2024-25, DBT spent a total of £2.15 billion (including financing) in net expenditure.
This report provides an introduction to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and our examination of its spending and performance.
This guide has been produced to support the Business and Trade Committee in its examination of DBT’s remit, plans and budget.
The Cabinet Office spends approximately £1 billion each year. This report summarises insights from our examinations of the Cabinet Office.
Cabinet Office oversees how departments implement Cabinet decisions. It spends approximately £1 billion each year.
This briefing complements the Departmental Overview prepared for the Department for International Development and covers specific topics of particular interest to the International Development Committee, including trends in DFID’s expenditure and total UK Official Development Assistance; and the Department’s progress in managing the delivery of the government’s target to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on UK Official Development Assistance in 2013.
This briefing complements the Departmental Overview prepared for the Department for International Development in November 2012 and covers specific topics of particular interest to the International Development Committee.
This briefing complements the Departmental Overview the National Audit Office prepared for the Department for International Development in September 2011 and covers specific topics of particular interest to the Committee.
This guide has been produced to support the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in its examination of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (the BBC) spending and performance.