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Government Securities

Commons · Question 6833 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

Question

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 rise in 30-year gilt yields to 5.772 per cent on 12 May 2026.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 10 Jun 2026

The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. Gilt yields are determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors.