Attitudes to Europe

• MORI interviewed 605 adults aged 18+ across Great Britain
• Interviews were conducted by telephone on 10-11 June 1999
• Based on all unless otherwise stated
• Data are weighted to the profile of Great Britain
• An "*" indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
• Research study conducted for The Sunday Telegraph Newspaper

Q1 If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should stay in or get out of the European Union, how would you vote?

Q2 If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should be part of a Single Currency, how would you vote?

Q3 If the Government were to strongly urge that Britain should be part of a single European Currency, how would you vote?

Q4 Which of the following best describes your own view of British participation in the single currency?

Views Of British Participation Trends

Q5 The Single European Currency was launched in January this year, with 11 participating countries. Do you think it has or has not been a success for these countries so far?

Q6 And looking ahead do you think that the Single European Currency will or will not be a success?

Q7 From what you know or have heard, when do you think we will be able to judge whether the European Single Currency has been a success or not?

Q8-11 On balance, do you support or oppose each of the following?

Q8 A Central Bank of Europe Q9 A United States of Europe with a Federal Government Q10 Fully integrated armed forces Q11 A single coordinated foreign policy

Q12 If at the next General Election both Labour and Liberal Democrats campaigned in favour of this country joining the Single European Currency and the Conservative Party campaigned against, how would you vote? IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q12 Q13 Which party are you most inclined to support?

Q14 At the moment, the Conservative Party leadership is opposed to Britain joining the European Single Currency for the lifetime of this and the next Parliament, that is probably until at least 2005.

If senior Conservative backbenchers, such as Michael Heseltine and Kenneth Clarke publicly, between now and the next General Election, oppose the Conservative Party leadership on the Single Currency, would this make you more likely to vote Conservative, less likely to vote Conservative, or would it make no difference to the way you would vote?

Q15 And if the Conservative Party were to drop its opposition to joining the European Single Currency, would this make you more likely to vote Conservative, less likely to vote Conservative, or would it make no difference to the way you would vote?