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Office for Budget Responsibility: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 991, what she held discussions with the Independent Advisor on Ministerial Standards before

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Treasury
Tabled
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
9 Dec 2025
Answer
10 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 991, what she held discussions with the Independent Advisor on Ministerial Standards before

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    A leak inquiry is now under way and the government does not comment on the details of leak inquiries. The Independent Adviser for Ministerial Standards has written to the leader of Reform UK and does not intend to investigate this matter. The Chief Execut...

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