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	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on the housing sector of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	292372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>We would prefer to leave with a deal, and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal.</p><p> </p><p>The fundamentals of the British economy are strong – wages are growing at the fastest rate in over a decade, employment is at a joint record high and the unemployment rate is at its lowest in over 40 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is turbocharging preparations to ensure we are ready to leave with or without a deal on 31 October, and all necessary funds will be made available. HM Treasury routinely monitors economic conditions and risks.</p><p> </p><p>Short-term forecasting is undertaken by the Office for Budget Responsibility in line with its statutory duty. In line with its remit, the OBR’s forecasts include the economic and fiscal impact of government policy on EU exit where the effects can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England also provided analysis of the EU exit impacts on the UK economy consistent with its responsibilities on monetary policy.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 03/10/2019 16:35:37 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1147412

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 30 September 2019, Official Report, column 981, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the housing sector of short positions against the pound in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	292970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We are focused on getting a deal and we are working in a determined way to get that deal.</p><p> </p><p>The fundamentals of our economy are strong: wages are growing, employment is at a record high and the unemployment rate is at a historic low. Further, since 2010, the Government has increased housing supply by over 1.3m, including 430,000 affordable homes. Over 222,000 additional homes were delivered in 2017/18 – the highest level in all but one of the last 31 years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and the independent Bank of England have the policy tools available to them, and we’ll work closely with the Bank of England to ensure fiscal and monetary remain well co-ordinated.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 06:57:24 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1166690

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth: Forecasts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when updated growth forecasts will next be published.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	6479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The government’s medium-term economic and fiscal forecasting is undertaken by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility in line with its statutory duty.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent growth forecast was published in March 2019 in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook. They will produce a new economic and fiscal forecast at the next fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/11/2019 08:43:39 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West