§ Lord Stoddart of Swindonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 24 July (WA88), what constitutional principle, if any, would prevent a future government and Parliament, elected on a manifesto commitment to withdraw from economic and monetary union, from carrying it out. [HL5705]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe EC Treaty contains no provision for a member state to withdraw from EMU.