§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his Department's latest assessment of the implications for jobs in the manufacturing sector in the north-west as a result of the introduction of the single market in 1992.
§ Mr. EggarThe reduction in barriers to free movement of goods, persons, services, and capital, associated with the completion of the single European market in 1992, will provide considerable trade and employment opportunities in all regions of the United Kingdom. Future jobs growth throughout the United Kingdom depends on how well firms and workers react to these and other opportunities.