Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an equalities impact of the Autumn Spending Review along with the other official documents published on the day of the review.

In developing proposals at fiscal events, including previous and forthcoming events, such as the Autumn Budget planned for 17 November, the Treasury takes care to ensure compliance with legal requirements under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010 to consider the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics.

This is in line with both our legal obligations to pay “due regard” to equality impacts and with our strong commitment to promoting fairness.

In the interests of transparency and going beyond legal requirements, HMRC publishes a summary of equality impacts for tax measures within the Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) alongside the associated legislation.