HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 c734W
18. Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is recommending small businesses to take in preparation for the United Kingdom joining the single European currency. [139550]

Mr. Caborn

Planning is the key to a smooth and cost-effective changeover. Individual businesses and sectors must make their own commercial and operational judgments about their approach.