§ Lord Stoddart of Swindonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on the 24 June 1999 (HL Deb, col. 1063) that "any country which chooses to enter EMU does so on the basis that it is an irrevocable step" and "The treaty contains no legal basis for a member state withdrawing from EMU", whether this conflicts with the constitutional principle, set out by Dicey and others, "that one Parliament cannot bind its successor"; and, if not, why not. [HL5162]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyI refer the noble Lord to my Answer of 1 July 2002(WA 7).