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Treasury: Correspondence

Commons · Question 27971 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 424, July 2026, page 51, for what reason 40% of Ministerial correspondence replies to hon. Members were within the 20 working day deadline.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 16 Sep 2026

HM Treasury fully recognises the important role Parliament has in holding Government to account and the need for ministers to provide full and timely responses to requests for information.Treasury ministers received significant volumes of correspondence d...