Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have (a) left and (b) been recruited to the Office of Budget Responsibility in each of the last two years.

The number of starters and leavers for the last two years can be found in the following table:

Note: In 2016-17, following the Treasury’s review of the OBR and the then Chancellor’s acceptance of its recommendations, the Office’s responsibilities and staff numbers were expanded