Cyprus Debate

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Department: HM Treasury
Monday 18th March 2013

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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I agree that this is a warning and that it is necessary to have more robust financial arrangements in place to prevent this sort of crisis from happening in other countries. However, I reinforce the advice of the ECB that this problem is unique to Cyprus, which is particularly exposed and is in a state of particular indebtedness.

David Nuttall Portrait Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)
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Does the Minister agree that what we are witnessing in Cyprus is yet further evidence of the disastrous consequences of what happens when a country loses control of its economy by giving up its own currency?

Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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It is perfectly clear that the problems in Cyprus are related to its membership of the euro. Thankfully, we are not part of the euro, we do not have those problems and we have control of our own arrangements in this country—and long may that continue.