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Treasury: Parliamentary Questions

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 119059

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what system (a) officials and (b) special advisers in her Department use to determine how Parliamentary questions should be answered.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

It is for the answering Minister to determine how to reply to a written parliamentary question, based on advice from officials.

Treasury Ministers take their responsibilities to Parliament seriously and are committed to providing accurate and timely answers to Parliamentary questions.

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