Question follow-through · 22463

Public Sector Debt: Interest Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total expenditure HM Treasury projects for public sector net debt interest payments in the current financial year; and how that expenditure compares to the combined annual budgets allocated to the Ministry of D

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Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total expenditure HM Treasury projects for public sector net debt interest payments in the current financial year; and how that expenditure compares to the combined annual budgets allocated to the Ministry of D

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Chancellor has been clear that fiscal discipline is his first priority. The fiscal rules keep debt on a sustainable path while allowing borrowing for investment. Forecasts are produced independently by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The O...

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