HC Deb 21 May 1998 vol 312 c494W
26. Miss McIntosh

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of economic and monetary union on the interest rates in participating states. [41700]

Mrs. Liddell

Official interest rates in the euro area will be a matter for the European Central Bank (ECB). The primary objective of the ECB is to achieve price stability in the euro area.

27. Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the early entry of the United Kingdom into the economic and monetary union. [41701]

Mr. Gordon Brown

I regularly receive representations from business and other organisations about economic and monetary union.