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The work of the Treasury

Treasury Committee Closed Regular evidence sessions

Opened: 23 Nov 2021 Closed: 30 May 2024 Parliament page

As part of its ongoing scrutiny of the work of HM Treasury, the Treasury Committee holds regular hearings with the Permanent Secretaries and other senior HMT officials to discuss the key issues facing the Department.

1 Recommendation

1 Report

9 Letters

3 Events

Activity timeline 14 events

27 Feb
2024

Correspondence

Letter from the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, following oral evidence on 'The work of the Treasury' in January 2024, dated 14 February …

10 Feb
2024

Correspondence

Letters from HM Treasury and associated public sector organisations relating to contracts awarded to Fujitsu, dated 19 January - 7 February…

24 Jan
2024

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Committee event

22 Mar
2023

Report published

Fifth Special Report - Fuel Duty: Fiscal forecast fiction: Government response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report

15 Mar
2023

Correspondence

Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to Fuel duty forecasts, dated 15 March

23 Jan
2023

Report published

Eleventh report - Fuel Duty: Fiscal forecast fiction

17 Jan
2023

Correspondence

Letter to the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury relating to the session on ‘The work of the Treasury’ on 12 December 2022, dated 16 December

17 Jan
2023

Correspondence

Letter from the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury relating to the session on ‘The work of the Treasury’ on 12 December 2022, dated 11 January

12 Dec
2022

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Committee event

7 Feb
2022

Correspondence

Letter from the Chair to the Permanent Secretary HMT, following up oral evidence given on 1 December, dated 15 December 2021

7 Feb
2022

Correspondence

Letter from the Permanent Secretary HMT, following up oral evidence given on 1 December, dated 2 February 2022

27 Jan
2022

Correspondence

Pre-Budget briefing letter from Permanent Secretary HMT, dated 21 January 2022

Reports 1 report · click to expand

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Eleventh report - Fuel Duty: Fiscal forecast fiction	HC 783	23 Jan 2023	1	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 result

9 Recommendation Acknowledged

Eleventh report - Fuel Duty: Fisca…

We recommend that the Treasury, for the purposes of providing the OBR with a policy...

We recommend that the Treasury, for the purposes of providing the OBR with a policy assumption for future forecasts, should assume there will be no inflation-linked rise in fuel duty over the forecast horizon. This would more accurately reflect the … Read more We recommend that the Treasury, for the purposes of providing the OBR with a policy assumption for future forecasts, should assume there will be no inflation-linked rise in fuel duty over the forecast horizon. This would more accurately reflect the recent path of fuel duty and make for a more credible forecast. As ever, the Chancellor would be free to propose changes in duty rates at fiscal events. 12 HM Treasury, Spring Statement 2022, para 2.13, p24. The temporary reduction was given statutory effect by the Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) Order 2022. 13 Office for Budget Responsibility, Economic and Fiscal Outlook, November 2022, p52 14 Office for Budget Responsibility, Economic and Fiscal Outlook, November 2022, pp52–53 15 Institute for Fiscal Studies, Spring Statement 2022: Paul Johnson’s opening remarks, 24 March 2022 16 Qq173-174 Fuel Duty: Fiscal forecast fiction 5 Formal minutes Monday 16 January 2023 Members present: Harriett Baldwin, in the Chair Rushanara Ali John Baron Dame Angela Eagle Emma Hardy Danny Kruger Alison Thewliss Draft Report (Fuel Duty: Fiscal forecast fiction) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. Ordered, That the Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph. Paragraphs 1 to 9 read and agreed to. Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134. Adjourned till Tuesday 24 January at 9.30 am. 6 Fuel Duty: Fiscal forecast fiction Witnesses The following witnesses gave evidence. Transcripts can be viewed on the inquiry publications page of the Committee’s website. Wednesday 01 December 2021 Sir Tom Scholar, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury; Charles Roxburgh, Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury; Cat Little, Director General, Public Spending, HM Treasury; Anna Caffyn, Finance Director, HM Tre Show less

Government Response

The government will continue to keep fuel duty rates in the long term under review, including carefully considering support for motorists, fiscal implications and use of fuels. The OBR have also included a memo line on the impact if fuel duty were to remain constant in cash terms as part of the fiscal targets table.

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Correspondence 9 letters

27 Feb 2024 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, following oral evidence on 'The work of the Treasury' in January 2024, dated 14 February 2024

Parliament page

10 Feb 2024 Letters from HM Treasury and associated public sector organisations relating to contracts awarded to Fujitsu, dated 19 January - 7 February 2024

Parliament page

15 Mar 2023 Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to Fuel duty forecasts, dated 15 March

Parliament page

17 Jan 2023 From committee Letter to the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury relating to the session on ‘The work of the Treasury’ on 12 December 2022, dated 16 December

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17 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury relating to the session on ‘The work of the Treasury’ on 12 December 2022, dated 11 January

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7 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Permanent Secretary HMT, following up oral evidence given on 1 December, dated 15 December 2021

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7 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from the Permanent Secretary HMT, following up oral evidence given on 1 December, dated 2 February 2022

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27 Jan 2022 To committee Pre-Budget briefing letter from Permanent Secretary HMT, dated 21 January 2022

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15 Dec 2021 To committee Pre Budget briefing Letter from Chair to Permanent Secretary HMT

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