House Of Commons Timeline, Spring Statement In Focus

Political and market focus in the UK today trained on the House of Commons, where Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will deliver the 'spring statement' (a mini-budget) later today. Below we outline the approximate timings.

• Prime Ministers' Questions - 1200GMT (0800ET, 1300CET, 2100JST) - Boris Johnson - PMQs before major fiscal statements are usually a fairly formulaic affair, with little in the way of concrete announcements, MPs focus on the main event.
• Spring Statement - 1230GMT (0830ET, 1330CET, 2130JST) - Rishi Sunak - Chancellor delivers the spring statement directly after PMQs, could be delayed by a few mins if PMQs is allowed to drag on. MNI will have live coverage of major political announcements and market-relevant information from Sunak's statement on the bullet feed.
• Opposition Response - 1330GMT (approx.) (0930ET, 1430CET, 2230JST) - Rachel Reeves - Shadow Chancellor delivers opposition response to the spring statement. Time approx as response depends on how long Sunak's address lasts.