G20 finance ministers’ meeting: statement
17 March 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
A ministerial statement was repeated in the Lords on the G20 finance ministers’ meeting by Lord Myners, Financial Services Secretary, on 16 March.
- Lords Hansard: G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting - statement
- Video and Audio: G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting - statement
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
- Companion to the Standing Orders in the House of Lords: Statements
Oral statements often address major incidents, policies and actions.
Ministerial statements are made for the information of the House. Brief comments and questions from all quarters of the House are allowed and up to 20 minutes is allowed for such discussion.