Economic Convergence (Hansard, 1 July 1999)

HC Deb 01 July 1999 vol 334 cc259-60W 259W

§ Mr. Maude
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what evaluation he has made of the structural divergence of the British economy with the economies of the rest of the EU. [88843]

§ Ms Hewitt
The Treasury's assessment of the Chancellor's five economic tests was published in October 1997.
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§ Mr. Maude
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what evaluation he has made of the cyclical convergence of the British economy with those of North America. [88842]

§ Ms Hewitt
The Government's evaluation of the cyclical convergence of the British economy with those of North America is contained in the Treasury's assessment of the five economic tests, published at the time of the Chancellor's statement on EMU in October 1997.