Written question asked by David Shaw (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 March 1997. It was answered by Phillip Oppenheim (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 March 1997 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Treasury

Question

What proposals have been assessed by (i) European institutions and (ii) member governments for a common basis of calculating inflation in each EU member state; and what assessment he has made of the implications of such proposals for (a) United Kingdom government expenditure and (b) United Kingdom pensioners' incomes and what reports on the determination of price indices in each EU member state have been evaluated by which European institutions in connection with the management of the proposed single currency; and if he will publish these reports.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

292 c316-7W;292 c317W; 17358;17357

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Consumers Consumer information EU countries EU action Economic and monetary union Inflation Pensioners Prices Statistics