Question follow-through · 1369

Economic Growth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether estimates of growth were based on assumptions made by (a) special advisers and (b) Ministers; and if she will publish assumptions provided to officials to underta

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Treasury
Tabled
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
29 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether estimates of growth were based on assumptions made by (a) special advisers and (b) Ministers; and if she will publish assumptions provided to officials to underta

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Chancellor said that, had the UK economy grown at the average rate of OECD economies over the fourteen years from 2010, it would be £143.3 billion larger. This is a comparison based on outturn data, not requiring assumptions. A methodological note set...

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