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Written question asked by Lewis Cocking (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. It was answered by James Murray (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Migration: Economic Situation

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the projected fiscal impact of net migration on public spending over the next five years.

Answer

The OBR is the government’s official economic and fiscal forecaster. Box 4.5 of the OBR’s published Economic and Fiscal Outlook in March 2024 sets out estimated impacts of migration on the fiscal forecast.

The OBR will produce updated economic and fiscal forecasts in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which will be published alongside the Budget on 26 November.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
88402
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Economic situation Public expenditure Migration
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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