Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury

– in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 25 June 2013.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked—

  • Bank Lending (17 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the level of bank lending to businesses.

  • Pensions Triple Lock (6 speeches, 2 annotations)

    What assessment he has made of the effect of the pensions triple lock on pensioners.

  • Small Businesses (15 speeches)

    What recent fiscal steps he has taken to support small businesses.

  • Living Costs (Personal Allowance) (10 speeches)

    What assessment he has made of the effect on living costs of changes to the personal allowance.

  • Infrastructure Investment (16 speeches)

    What recent steps he has taken to increase the level of infrastructure investment.

  • Job Creation (11 speeches)

    What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage job creation in the private sector.

  • Public Sector Debt (11 speeches)

    What his Department’s estimate is of the likely level of public sector net debt as a share of GDP in 2015-16.

  • Housing Market (Budget 2013) (6 speeches)

    What progress he has made on implementing the housing market measures announced in Budget 2013.

  • Average Earnings (10 speeches)

    What recent estimate he has made of the rate of increase of average earnings compared to the rate of consumer price inflation.

  • Community Budgets (5 speeches)

    What assessment he has made of the role of community budgets in improving the efficiency of public expenditure; and if he will make a statement.

  • Child Benefit (Higher Earners) (4 speeches)

    What progress he has made on his policy to withdraw child benefit payments from higher earners.

  • Topical Questions (44 speeches)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Chancellor of the Exchequer

The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.

The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.

The chancellor is the most senior figure at the Treasury, even though the prime minister holds an additional title of 'First Lord of the Treasury'. He normally resides at Number 11 Downing Street.