§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations Her Majesty's Government made in respect of the recent decision of Eurostat to allow the inclusion in the French Government's accounts of France Telecom's proposed pension payment to the French Exchequer in calculating the French annual deficit in 1997 or 1998. [3556]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightEurostat consulted the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics. The United Kingdom is represented on this committee by the Office for National Statistics and the Bank of England. Other member states are also represented by their national statistical offices and central banks.