Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to increase public sector productivity.

The government has a relentless focus on getting the most out of every pound spent by boosting public sector productivity and by focusing spending on the government’s priorities.

The Chancellor provided an update on the Public Sector Productivity Programme at the Spring Budget on 6 March where he announced £4.2 billion of total funding to drive productivity in the public sector.

As part of this, the government is backing the NHS with £3.4 billion to double investment in technological and digital transformation. This investment means the NHS can commit to deliver 2% annual productivity growth in the final two years of the next Parliament, which will help unlock £35 billion of savings.

The government is investing a further £800 million in wider public services which will deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of benefits over the forecast period.