Statement on banking reform
4 November 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, made a House of Commons statement on banking reform, focusing on changes to the structure of banks where there is a government shareholding.
- Commons Hansard: Statement on banking reform
- Video and Audio: Statement on banking reform
- Topical issues: Financial institutions
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
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