Question follow-through · 99135
Independent Review of the Loan Charge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role Ministers and officials had in setting the scope and terms of reference for the review of Loan Charge settlement arrangements conducted by Ray McCann.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role Ministers and officials had in setting the scope and terms of reference for the review of Loan Charge settlement arrangements conducted by Ray McCann.
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Review’s Terms of Reference were drafted by the independent reviewer and then agreed with Ministers.Ministers received advice from officials in line with normal processes. This ensured that the Terms of Reference met legal requirements and the objecti...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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