Single European Currency

HC Deb 28 January 2002 vol 379 cc25-6W

Tony Wright

To ask the Prime Minister if he plans to follow the precedent of the 1975 referendum on membership of the Common Market in respect of the Government's agreement to differ in a referendum on membership of the single European currency as binding. [30754]

The Prime Minister

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow) on 2 November 2001,Official Report, column 883W.