Question follow-through · 126942
Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to WPQ 124367, answered 13th April at 11:04, who commissioned the initial open book exercise.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to WPQ 124367, answered 13th April at 11:04, who commissioned the initial open book exercise.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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27 Apr 2026
Answer published
The open-book review was a condition of the £400m reserve claim the Northern Ireland Executive received at Supplementary Estimates 2025-26. The review’s Terms of Reference were agreed between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Executive. The exercise ha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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