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Departmental spending, by total DEL

£561 bn in Total Departmental Expenditure Limits across 16 of the 24 ministerial departments, FY 2026-27 plans. Department of Health and Social Care alone is 40% of it.

  1. 01Department of Health and Social Care£226 bn↑ 2.0%
  2. 02Department for Education£102 bn↓ 6.4%
  3. 03Ministry of Defence£65 bn↓ 7.6%
  4. 04Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government£33 bn↑ 19.5%
  5. 05Department for Transport£30 bn↓ 28.1%
  6. 06Home Office£22 bn↑ 0.2%
  7. 07Department for Science, Innovation and Technology£16 bn↑ 2.5%
  8. 08Ministry of Justice£15 bn↑ 0.1%
  9. 09Department for Work and Pensions£15 bn↑ 30.2%
  10. 10Department for Energy Security and Net Zero£11 bn↓ 21.0%
  11. 11Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office£9.4 bn↓ 22.2%
  12. 12Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£7.6 bn↓ 7.8%
  13. 13Department for Business and Trade£3.2 bn↓ 9.9%
  14. 14Department for Culture, Media and Sport£2.3 bn↓ 6.1%
  15. 15Cabinet Office£1.8 bn↑ 10.4%
  16. 16HM Treasury£1.3 bn↑ 0.3%

Not in Mains DEL

These departments are either bundled into a Mains aggregate (“Law Officers' Departments”, “Small and Independent Bodies”) or fall outside the HM Treasury Estimates altogether (the two House of Parliament leaderships).

  • Attorney General's OfficeBundled into Mains "Law Officers' Departments" with the Advocate General; per-office figures need each office's Main Estimates Memorandum.
  • Scotland OfficeBundled into Mains "Small and Independent Bodies"; not separately disclosed in the headline DEL tables (NB this is the UK government office, not the Scottish Government).
  • Wales OfficeBundled into Mains "Small and Independent Bodies"; not separately disclosed in the headline DEL tables (NB this is the UK government office, not the Welsh Government).
  • Northern Ireland OfficeBundled into Mains "Small and Independent Bodies"; not separately disclosed in the headline DEL tables (NB this is the UK government office, not the NI Executive).
  • Office of the Leader of the House of CommonsNot in HM Treasury Main Estimates; House of Commons running costs sit inside the Administration and Members estimates.
  • Office of the Leader of the House of LordsNot in HM Treasury Main Estimates; House of Lords running costs sit inside the House of Lords estimate.
  • Office of the Advocate General for ScotlandBundled into Mains "Law Officers' Departments"; the Advocate General for Scotland's share is not separately disclosed.
  • UK Export FinanceBundled into Mains "Small and Independent Bodies"; UK Export Finance figures sit in its own Annual Report and Accounts.