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Commons · Question 95901 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish copies of the redacted statements provided to opposition MPs each budget day in advance of the Chancellor’s statement to the House of Commons in each year since 1997.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 9 Dec 2025

Redactions to documents shared in confidence are made for reasons of market sensitivity. The full Budget documentation and the Chancellor’s speech are shared with all MPs as soon as the Chancellor finishes delivering the Budget speech.