§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his plans for an Anglo-German working party on job creation and economic reform. [61062]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 30 November 1998]: When the Chancellor met the new German Finance Minister, Herr Lafontaine, on Thursday 19 November, they agreed that we should look together at what more we can do to promote job creation and economic reform in our economies. Both Governments will work closely, including through a joint working group, to examine the policies we are pursuing and how we can learn from each other.