Written Question·Treasury·UIN 8432
Public Expenditure
Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 18 October 2024
Question
John Glen
Conservative — Salisbury
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 August 2024 to Question HL519 on Public Expenditure, for what reason parts of that speech were redacted; and whether the Permanent Secretary had a role in that redaction.
Answer
James MurrayThe speech was redacted to remove political content.Following the recognition of an administrative error within hours of the Chancellor’s speech being uploaded to GOV.UK, HM Treasury swiftly amended the text, and an updated, redacted version was uploaded,...
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