Statement on Cyprus
18 March 2013 (updated on 18 March 2013)
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Clark, made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 18 March 2013, about banks in Cyprus
Chris Leslie, Shadow Minister to the Treasury, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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