Global economy statement
15 August 2011
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, made a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 11 August on the recent turbulence in the financial markets, economic growth and debt.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
House of Commons Library analysis
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Oral statements
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