Written Question·Treasury·UIN 57790

Consumers

Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32505 on Winter Fuel Payment, whether her Department measures the potential impact of its policies on consumer spending.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy. These forecasts, including assessments of the impact of policy decisions on UK household consumption, are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR does...
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