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Inflation

Commons · Question 6832 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

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Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the statement by the Governor of the Bank of England's that recent experience of high inflation may make households and businesses more

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 10 Jun 2026

Low and stable inflation is vital for growth and investment. The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Bank of England are responsible monetary policy, and the MPC has the government’s full support as it acts to return inflation to target sus...