Economic Growth: UK Membership of EU
Commons · Question 7099 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Bernard Jenkin
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made by her Department of the statistical reliability of the OBR's claim that the UK economy is growing more slowly than if the UK had remained in the EU after 2021; and if she will set out
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 10 Jun 2026
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government’s independent official forecaster and is responsible for producing economic and fiscal forecasts.The OBR has included assessments of the economic impacts of leaving the EU in its forecasts since...