CONSERVATIVE
New Forest East

POINT OF ORDER – EMU - 08 February 2001

POINT OF ORDER – EMU - 08 February 2001

Dr Julian Lewis: On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You will have noticed that the Prime Minister yesterday set a two-year timetable for the abolition of the pound and the merger of this country's economy with those of continental Europe. Given that all the indications are that over the past two years public opinion has hardened from a two to one majority in favour of keeping the pound to more than three to one in favour of keeping the pound, have you received any notification of a ministerial statement, perhaps to be made by the Minister for Europe, on whether or not the hoped for turnaround would be funded publicly or only from private donations?