§ 21. Mr. HansonTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he intends to take to improve Britain's competitiveness relative to other major economies. [32628]
The Deputy Prime MinisterThe steps the Government are taking are set out in the 1996 Competitiveness White Paper—"Creating the enterprise centre of Europe", published on 13 June. One of its key themes is the continuous improvement of the UK's performance against its main competitors in world markets.