Question follow-through · 127629
Economic Situation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate risks to UK economic security arising from financial instability in the Middle East.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 15 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate risks to UK economic security arising from financial instability in the Middle East.
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2026
Answer published
Since the start of the conflict the Government has engaged allies and partners to urge de-escalation and shared efforts towards diplomacy, and has taken action to protect the UK public from the rising cost of living by providing immediate support for vuln...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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