§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 15 February 1999,Official Report, column 522, what proportion of the reforms under the Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market programme were criticised by his Government. [72626]
§ The Prime MinisterInitiation of reviews under the Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market (SLIM) process is a matter for the European Commission, taking into account suggestions from the Member States.
The United Kingdom has fully participated in SLIM, being represented on at least one team in each phase, and submitting position papers with our views to all except one of the other teams. Specific recommendations for reform are put forward by each SLIM team as a whole.