§ 19. Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has taken to promote job creation in the EU. [20431]
§ Mr. Robin CookMy Department has worked with other government departments to encourage EU policies which promote job creation. We supported the inclusion of an Employment Title in the Treaty of Amsterdam and at the Employment Summit in Luxembourg. We secured a text that reflected HMG's priority of bringing jobs and opportunities for the long-term unemployed. At the forthcoming Cardiff Summit we will be reviewing the Action Plans by member states drawn up under the guidelines approved at Luxembourg.