§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make arrangements for civil servants to have the option of receiving their salaries in euros. [66508]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 19 January 1999]: There are no plans to offer civil service staff the option of receiving salaries in euro while the United Kingdom is outside the single currency zone.
However, Departments with staff posted in eurozone countries have taken steps to enable them to draw their entitlements in euro when arrangements in the host country make that appropriate.