HC Deb 05 July 1989 vol 156 cc162-3W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the consequences for economic policy of joining the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system at the current exchange rates.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 29 July 1989]: Maintenance of the exchange rate within the agreed limits would become a proximate objective of policy.