Question follow-through · 2424
Dollar
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a material fall in the value of the US dollar on UK official foreign exchange reserves.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a material fall in the value of the US dollar on UK official foreign exchange reserves.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government does not comment on market movements. The reserves are managed to ensure the policy objectives set out in the Exchange Equalisation Account Act 1979 can be met at all times.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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