§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much has been spent in each year by his Department in preparing for UK entry to the euro; how much his Department plans to spend on preparations for UK entry to the euro for each year from the current financial year up to and including 2005–06; and what estimates he has made of the total costs to his Department of changeover to the European Single Currency. [131593]
§ Mr. MacShaneI refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 14 October by my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many speeches he has made since 1 June 2003 supporting entry into the eurozone. [131752]
§ Mr. MacShaneMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has made clear the Government's position on EMU—and indeed the EU more broadly—repeatedly over the last four months. May I draw my hon. Friend's attention in particular to the speech he gave to the Foreign Policy Centre on 27 August 2003.