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Question follow-through · 1370

Public Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether her review of public finances has been based on assumptions made by (a) special advisers and (b) Ministers; and if she will publish any such assumptions provided

answeredTreasury

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

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

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether her review of public finances has been based on assumptions made by (a) special advisers and (b) Ministers; and if she will publish any such assumptions provided

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Chancellor has made a statement to Parliament on 29 July. The details of the spending audit are published in the Command Paper, ‘Fixing the foundations’.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Treasury: Senior Civil Servants

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Treasury: Senior Civil Servants

4 Sept 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) names and (b) job titles of all senior civil service jobs in her Department at director level and above (i) offered and (ii) appointed since 30 May 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Treasury: Civil Servants

4 Sept 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) names and (b) job titles of all senior civil service jobs in her Department at Deputy Director level and above (i) offered and (ii) appointed since 30 May 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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4 Sept 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of appointments to her Department made by exception since 30 May 2024, by grade.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Treasury: Special Advisers

4 Sept 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many special advisers have been appointed in her Department since 4 July 2024; and how many appointments there have been to the Council of Economic Advisers since that date.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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5 Sept 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the exceptional appointment form for Ian Corfield that was submitted to the Civil Service Commission.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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5 Sept 2024 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Ian Corfield's involvement with the Labour Party was declared to the Civil Service Commission before its approval of his appointment to the Civil Service.