Budget November 2025
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16703 on Budget November 2025, which policies were briefed to the media prior to the Budget.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson
There are occasions where Government can trail and/or announce policy ahead of a Budget to provide context and help the public understand major fiscal events.
Consistent with the Macpherson Principles, the Civil Service Code, The Ministerial Code and the Special Advisers’ Code, any such communications are tightly controlled, respect Parliament, and protect market‑sensitive information. That is what this Government adheres to.
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