Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 21 January of the State of digital government review, whether the estimated £45 billion in annual savings and productivity benefits from full digitisation of public sector services was included in the scoring of (1) the Spring Statement 2025, or (2) the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March by the Office for Budget Responsibility; and if not, whether they intend to revise fiscal projections to reflect those savings.

The figure of £45 billion in annual savings and productivity gains represents the long-term potential benefits of the digital transformation of the public sector. The ‘Blueprint for modern digital government’ sets out the vision for modern digital government in the UK, and Spending Review 2025 will set out the next steps to reforming the public services. Judgements on the economic and fiscal impacts of government policy are for the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.