§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they intend to introduce legislation for a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should enter the eurozone. [HL2452]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)The Government's policy on membership of the single currency was set out by the Chancellor in his statement to Parliament in October 1997 and updated in the government statement on EMU membership on 9 June 2003. The draft Single European Currency (Referendum) Bill was published on 10 December 2003.