Som det ærede medlem ved, har den britiske regering som sit erklærede mål i løbet af en periode at skabe konvergens mellem den økonomi, der beregnes i britiske pund og den økonomi, der beregnes i den fælles valuta.
The honourable Member will know that it is the stated aim of the United Kingdom Government that there should be a period during which convergence could take place between the economy that is determined by the pound currency and the economy which is determined by the single currency.