Economic and Monetary Union (Hansard, 21 July 1998)

HC Deb 21 July 1998 vol 316 c505W 505W

§ Mr. Mitchell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek to establish a co-ordinating committee for those EU members not participating in Stage Three of Economic and Monetary Union. [51265]

§ Mrs. Liddell
The Government have no plans to establish a co-ordinating committee for those EU Member States not participating in Stage Three of Economic and Monetary Union. Under the terms of the Treaty, ECOFIN, which involves all Member States, is the primary decision making body on all economic and financial matters.