Urgent Question on the UK economy and the EU referendum
23 May 2016 (updated on 23 May 2016)
The Financial Secretary (HM Treasury), David Gauke MP, responded to an Urgent Question, asked by Bernard Jenkin MP, on the latest assessment for the UK economy following the result of the EU referendum, on Monday 23 May 2016 in the House of Commons.
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The Library has published a number of briefing paper relating to the EU referendum which contains more information on the topic of this Urgent Question.
About Urgent Questions
At times MPs may want to put an urgent question to a Minister. If a matter of public importance has arisen, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to put forward such a question.
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If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked after that day’s Question Time.
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