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Government Departments: Cheques

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 54249

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department collects information on the number of cheques issued by (a) the Government and (b) central government public bodies in 2024-25.

Answered by Darren Jones

Cheques are issued individually by Government Departments and other central government public bodies. HM Treasury does not collect information on the number of cheques issued.

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