Inquiry into Genuine Economic and Monetary Union hears from Treasury Secretary

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• Inquiry: Genuine Economic and Monetary Union
• EU Sub Committee A: Economic and Financial Affairs

Witnesses

Tuesday 19 November, Committee Room 3, House of Lords

At 10.30am:

• Nicky Morgan MP, Economic Secretary to the HM Treasury
• Peter Curwen, Director Europe at the HM Treasury

She will be asked whether the UK is having less and less influence in Brussels and what can be done to address this.

The Lords Committee is investigating EU plans for Genuine Economic and Monetary Union (GEMU), exploring how effective they will be, and looking at the UK’s position in relation to them.

The Committee will also ask the Treasury Secretary questions such as:

• Are there any circumstances in which you could envisage the UK participating in any elements of GEMU?
• What is the reaction amongst EU colleagues to the UK’s rejectionist stance on key elements of GEMU?
• Does the UK, by calling for EMU reform from the sidelines, do itself no favours?
• Should the UK government be concerned about plans for banking union, or should it aim to be fully on board?
• What would be the implications for the UK of the creation of an autonomous euro area budget?

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