Mr. John DavidTaylor asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Government are reconsidering their refusal to join the European monetary system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LawsonI refer the right hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury (Mr. Ridley), the then Financial Secretary to the Treasury, on 27 June 1983, at column 31.