Opposition Day debate on the economy
23 June 2011 (updated on 23 June 2011)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls, moved an opposition day debate in the House of Commons on 22 June 2011 on the economy.
MPs debated Government policies to cut the structural deficit and the economic situation one year on from the Government's first budget.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, responded on behalf of the Government.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs during the debate on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
Debates
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