Main Estimates 2023-24
The Government published its initial spending plans for 2023-24 on 18 May 2023, in the Main Estimate 2023-24.
The Backbench Business committee selected the following Estimates for debate:
Tuesday 4 July 2023
- The spending of the Department for Work and Pensions. Read the debate pack here.
Wednesday 5 July 2023
- Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on energy infrastructure. Read the debate pack here.
- The spending of the Ministry of Justice on HM Prison and Probation Service. Read the debate pack here.
- Spending of the Department for Education on post-16 Further Education, Colleges and Adult Education. Read the debate pack here.
Find out more
- Read the Scrutiny Unit and House of Commons Library briefing paper.
- Read the Scrutiny Unit analysis of the Main Estimates 2023-24.
Government Departments' Estimates memoranda
Government departments are required to produce an Estimates memorandum for the relevant select committee to explain what is proposed in their Main Estimate and how proposals compare to past spending plans.
Select Committees publish these memoranda on their webpages. Links are provided below.
- Cabinet Office
- Department for Business and Trade
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Department for Education
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Transport
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Home Office
- HM Revenue & Customs
- HM Treasury
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Justice
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
Smaller departments and pension funds' memoranda are below
- Armed Forces Pension
- Charity Commission
- Civil Service Pensions
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Food Standards Agency
- Government Actuary's Department
- HM Land Registry
- HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor
- Judicial Pension Scheme
- National Archives
- National Crime Agency
- National Savings & Investments
- Ofgem
- Ofqual
- Office of Rail and Road
- Ofsted
- Ofwat
- Overseas Superannuation
- Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman
- Royal Mail Pensions
- Statistics Board
- Serious Fraud Office
- Teachers' Pensions
- Treasury Solicitor
- UKAEA Pension Scheme
- UK Export Finance
- UK Supreme Court
Formal documentation
The formal documents which set out these spending plans - the 2023-24 Main Estimates - can themselves be accessed here.
The original Spending Review 2021 document on which these plans are based is here.