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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1723493/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As the Chancellor set out in her statement on July 29, there is a forecast Resource DEL overspend of £21.9 billion against the plans set out for departments at Spring Budget 2024. This already factors in the Treasury\u2019s assessment of a £7.1bn fallaway over the course of the year, as set out in Table 1 of Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-07-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual budget for the proposed Office for Value for Money; whether that body will be established in statute; and how its Board will be appointed.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4407", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nigel Huddleston"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722018", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual deficit was (a) in percentage of GDP, (b) in 2010 real terms and (c) as a proportion of government spending in the financial year (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2023-24.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719340", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Drew Hendry"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on utilising the reserves in capital funding for 2024-25.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4467", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Drew Hendry"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Drew Hendry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698960", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4780", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Laura Trott"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's contingent liability approval framework guidance, updated on 20 April 2023, how many applications for contingent liability approval his Department has (a) received and (b) approved have fallen in the reasonable worst case exposure category of (i) less than £10 million, (ii) £10 million to £50 million, (iii) £50 million to £100 million, (iv) £100 million to £500 million, (v) £500 million to £1 billion and (vi) more than £1 billion in each financial year from (A) 2017-18 to (B) 2023-24 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698961", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698961/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The contingent liability approval framework sets out government\u2019s policy framework for new contingent liabilities and a delegation approach.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The government is committed to transparency on its contingent liability portfolio. For that reason, at the 2023 Autumn Statement UKGI published a comprehensive assessment of government exposure to contingent liabilities, the \u201cAnnual Report on the UK Government\u2019s Contingent Liabilities, November 2023\u201d.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Government also reports individual liabilities to parliament, as set out in Managing Public Money.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's contingent liability approval framework guidance, updated on 20 April 2023, how many applications for contingent liability approval his Department has (a) received and (b) approved have fallen in the average cost per crystallisation category of (i) less than £10 million, (ii) £10 million to £50 million, (iii) £50 million to £100 million, (iv) £100 million to £500 million, (v) £500 million to £1 billion and (vi) more than £1 billion in each financial year from (a) 2017-18 to (B) 2023-24 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698962", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698962/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The contingent liability approval framework sets out government\u2019s policy framework for new contingent liabilities and a delegation approach.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The government is committed to transparency on its contingent liability portfolio. For that reason, at the 2023 Autumn Statement UKGI published a comprehensive assessment of government exposure to contingent liabilities, the \u201cAnnual Report on the UK Government\u2019s Contingent Liabilities, November 2023\u201d.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Government also reports individual liabilities to parliament, as set out in Managing Public Money.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4780", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Laura Trott"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Expenditure"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's contingent liability approval framework guidance, updated on 20 April 2023, what the total lifetime expected net cost was of all the applications for contingent liability approved by his Department in each financial year from (a) 2017-18 to (b) 2023-24 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698979", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698979/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England, so the government rightly does not comment on the conduct of monetary policy. The MPC publishes its forecasts on a quarterly basis to inform its monetary policy decisions.<\/p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the UK government\u2019s independent official forecaster and publishes economic and fiscal forecasts at least twice per year alongside fiscal events. The OBR provides independence, transparency and credibility via its assessment of the economic and fiscal position and as the official forecaster it is right that it is the basis for government fiscal policy decisions.<\/p><p>The MPC and the OBR have different responsibilities, so it is right that they produce their own forecasts. The MPC\u2019s forecasts reflect policy announced by the government and fiscal assumptions from the OBR and HM Treasury.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4639", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bim Afolami"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of different economic forecasts by (a) the Bank of England and (b) the OBR on (i) monetary and (ii) fiscal decisions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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