Written Question·Treasury·UIN 22764

Government Securities: Public Sector Debt

Tabled: 8 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased long term gilt rates on Government borrowing costs.

Answer

Darren Jones

The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. Gilt yields are determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors, and it is normal for the price and yields of gilts to vary when there are wider movements in global f...

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