Written Question·Treasury·UIN 906804

Public Sector: Borrowing

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Clive Efford

LabourEltham and Chislehurst

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce Government borrowing.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
We need to address the UK’s borrowing and debt, so we spend less on debt interest and more on the priorities of working people. The government has a credible consolidation plan that ensures borrowing is falling in every year of the forecast. Borrowing thi...

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