HC Deb 03 February 2000 vol 343 c685W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what studies his Department has carried out to quantify(a) the trade and competition effects of the United Kingdom entering the euro and (b) the impact of the euro on trade and competition in the Euro Zone. [108374]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Government have set out five economic tests which define whether an economic case can be made for membership of EMU. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said we will make another assessment of the five economic tests early in the next Parliament.