HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 c792W
21. Ms Eagle

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last met the European Finance Ministers to discuss monetary conditions; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

European Finance Ministers discuss monetary conditions as a matter of course in meetings of the Council of Economic and Finance Ministers of the European Union—ECOFIN.

There is strong agreement that, to sustain the recovery, it will be necessary to maintain progress towards price stability. This commitment to sustaining low inflation depends to a large extent on the conduct of macroeconomic and structural policies.