The UK’s fiscal framework

Economic Affairs Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 24 Oct 2025 Parliament page
The UK’s fiscal framework is intended to promote sustainable public finances. The framework includes a set of fiscal rules and institutional arrangements for monitoring the Government’s performance against those rules. The Economic Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry to assess the effectiveness of the UK’s fiscal framework and its effect … Read more
1 Report
8 Oral sessions
8 Events
Activity timeline 17 events
28 Apr
2026
Report published
3 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
3 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster
13 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
13 Jan
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster
16 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
16 Dec
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster
9 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
9 Dec
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
2 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
2 Dec
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster
18 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 8 sessions
3 Feb 2026
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James Murray MP · HM Treasury Steve Farrington · HM Treasury
13 Jan 2026
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Richard Hughes · Office for Budget Responsibility
16 Dec 2025
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Laura Gardiner · Office for Budget Responsibility Prof. David Miles CBE · Office for Budget Responsibility Tom Josephs · Department for Work and Pensions
9 Dec 2025
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Rupert Harrison · PIMCO Sanjay Raja · Deutsche Bank Simon French · Panmure Liberum
2 Dec 2025
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Andy King · Office for Budget Responsibility Sir Robert Chote · Trinity College, Oxford
18 Nov 2025
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Dr. Ethan Ilzetzki · London School of Economics (LSE) Dr Xavier Debrun · National Bank of Belgium
4 Nov 2025
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Gemma Tetlow · Institute for Government James Smith · Resolution Foundation
28 Oct 2025
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Ben Zaranko · Institute for Fiscal Studies Helen Miller · Institute for Fiscal Studies
Title HC No. Published Items Response
4th Report - Fortifying the fiscal framework 28 Apr 2026 0 Pending