Bank of England policymakers voted 8-1 to keep rates on hold at a record-low 0.5% this month on Thursday and said it was too soon to decide if turmoil in markets sparked by China will affect the recovery in the British economy. The central bank said it expected Britain's economy to maintain healthy growth. Some rate-setters saw a risk of inflation rising more quickly than forecast although better productivity was offsetting the effect of higher wages. The bank's decision comes after a month of sharp falls on global stock markets, driven by financial turmoil in China, and some more recent signs of weakness in Britain's hitherto robust economic recovery.