Euro (Hansard, 13 January 2003)

§ Mr. Salmond
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the five tests will begin being conducted on UK entry to the euro; and who will conduct the five tests. [89386]

§ Ruth Kelly
The Government have said that they will complete an assessment of the five economic tests within two years of the start of this Parliament. The assessment will be a Government assessment and the work will be undertaken by the Treasury.

§ Matthew Taylor
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the proportion of small and medium sized companies that have made preparations for UK membership of the Euro; and if he will make a statement. [90171]

§ Ruth Kelly
The Government has made no estimate of the proportion of small and medium sized companies that have made preparations for UK membership of the euro.