Question follow-through · 93087
Cost of Living: Greater Manchester
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the cost-of-living pressures facing working people in Greater Manchester.
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
- 20 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the cost-of-living pressures facing working people in Greater Manchester.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Nov 2025
Answer published
The government is prioritising cutting the cost of living and improving living standards across the UK, including for residents in Greater Manchester. The government recognises that people are still feeling the squeeze on their finances with essential are...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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