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Written Question·Treasury·UIN 110640

Office for Budget Responsibility

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

Conservative — Mid Leicestershire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Answer

James Murray
The Chancellor and the Government are committed to the independence of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), and to its role at the heart of economic and fiscal policy making.