HC Deb 28 October 1997 vol 299 c782W
Sir Richard Body

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer where Nordic gold for single currency coinage will be mined; which companies will be involved; and if his Department will undertake research on the ecological effects of the mining and refining involved. [12517]

Mrs. Liddell

[holding answer 27 October 1997]: There are no plans for single currency coinage for circulation to contain gold.