Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish all correspondence between herself and the Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility between 1 October and 1 December.

The Chancellor engages regularly with the OBR’s Budget Responsibility Committee (BRC), including its Chair, in preparation for fiscal events. The OBR publishes a log of its contact, including with the Chancellor, in the Foreword of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO).

On Wednesday 26 November, Richard Hughes wrote to the Chancellor to apologise for the early release of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook and to announce an investigation into the incident.

Richard Hughes resigned as Chair of the OBR on 1 December and the Chancellor wrote to thank him for his dedicated public service and leadership of the OBR over the last 5 years.

These letters are published on the OBR website and on gov.uk, respectively.