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Proceeding contribution from Lord Ryder of Wensum (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 20 October 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council: 15-16 October 2008.


European Council: 15-16 October 2008

My Lords, in view of the fact that the Government’s public spending figures, published today, are the worst on record—in other words, the worst since 1946—and in view of the fact that our public borrowing is now the worst in western Europe, what success did the Prime Minister have with his colleagues in persuading them to go down the same path as him?


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c963 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Accountancy Banks Climate change Credit Finance Financial institutions International cooperation Financial markets Economic situation EU action International Monetary Fund Free movement of people Loans Small businesses Regulation Russia European Council EU immigration Eastern Europe Georgia EU energy policy European Investment Bank Financial Stability Forum
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