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The Euro And Millennium Compliance

EDM number 1438 in 1997-98, proposed by David Atkinson on 16/06/1998.

That this House is concerned that the technical implications of the introduction of the euro are being overlooked; notes that many experts as well as people such as Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, and the CIA have expressed concern at the consequences of attempting to tackle the introduction of the euro at the same time as the year 2000 date change problem; agrees with EURIM that 'there is insufficient IT resource to avoid serious risk in handling the Y2K and EMU at the same time'; urges the Government immediately to commission research and public information and evidence that these two huge IT projects can be tackled concurrently to a satisfactory conclusion; and strongly recommends that the implementation of all other legislation and EU directives with significant IT implications be postponed.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Atkinson16/06/1998Bournemouth EastConservativeProposed
Graham Brady19/06/1998Altrincham & Sale WestConservativeSigned
Tim Loughton22/06/1998East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Howard Flight23/06/1998Arundel & South DownsConservativeSigned
John Wilkinson25/06/1998Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Richard Body29/06/1998Boston & SkegnessConservativeSigned
John Hayes01/07/1998South Holland & The DeepingsConservativeSigned
Sydney Chapman02/07/1998Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
Michael Colvin03/07/1998RomseyConservativeSigned
William Cash13/07/1998StoneConservativeSigned
Frank Cook14/07/1998Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Martin Smyth16/07/1998Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Christopher Gill16/07/1998LudlowConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans17/07/1998Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned

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