Select Committee · Treasury Committee
The OBR: 15 years on
Status: Closed
Opened: 12 Dec 2025
Closed: 30 Sep 2026
The Treasury Committee will examine the Office for Budget Responsiblity's (OBR) current effectiveness and record, and explore whether and how it might need to change. Read the call for evidence to find out more about this inquiry.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Laura Van Geest · Executive Board of the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), Professor David Miles CBE · Office for Budget Responsibility, Professor David Miles CBE · Office for Budget Responsibility, Professor Douglas Elmendorf · Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Tom Josephs · Office for Budget Responsibility, Tom Josephs · Office for Budget Responsibility | View ↗ |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Dr Lydia Prieg · New Economics Foundation, Julian Jessop · Institute of Economic Affairs, Professor Ben Clift · Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Ruth Curtice · Resolution Foundation | View ↗ |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Richard Hughes · Office for Budget Responsibility, Sir Robert Chote · Northern Ireland Fiscal Council | View ↗ |