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Written question asked by Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 20 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 2024. It was answered by Laura Trott (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2024 on behalf of the Treasury.


Public Expenditure

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on utilising the reserves in resource funding for 2024-25.

Answer

The Reserve is used for genuinely unforeseen, unaffordable and unavoidable pressures, or certain special cases of expenditure that would otherwise be difficult to manage. Chapter 2 of Consolidated Budgeting Guidance sets out further information on the criteria for Reserve funding.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27104
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Public expenditure
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk