Question follow-through · 129635

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the acknowledgement of my letter of 7 January 2026, its referral in error to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the subsequent allocation of reference MC2025/27941 on 16

answeredDr Ellie ChownsTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
28 Apr 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the acknowledgement of my letter of 7 January 2026, its referral in error to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the subsequent allocation of reference MC2025/27941 on 16

  2. 28 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    HM Treasury recognises the important role Parliament has in holding the Government to account and the need to provide full and timely responses to requests for information. Treasury Ministers have received significant volumes of correspondence since the B...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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