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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 November 2025 (named day). It was answered by Lucy Rigby (Labour) on Monday, 24 November 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Office for Budget Responsibility

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the next review and report on the work of the OBR be commissioned before the end of this Parliament.

Answer

The Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 states that the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) Non-executive committee must appoint a person or body at least once in every 5-year period to review and report on the OBR.

The Chair of the OBR Oversight Board formally commissioned the third external review on 24 May 2024 which was published on 10 February 2025.

The OBR’s external reviews are published on the OBR’s website. https://obr.uk/about-the-obr/external-reviews/


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
92519
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Reviews Office for Budget Responsibility
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk