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Economic Situation: Birth Rate

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis her Department has conducted on the UK's birth rate and the economic impact of that rate.

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Treasury
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis her Department has conducted on the UK's birth rate and the economic impact of that rate.

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the government's official independent forecaster responsible for assessing the UK economic and fiscal outlook including the impacts of government policy. Its annual publication the Fiscal Risks and Sustainabil...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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