HC Deb 04 April 2000 vol 347 c408W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he took to assess the reliability of the study by Professor lain Begg on jobs dependent on United Kingdom membership of the European Union, details of which he circulated to hon. Members. [116976]

Mr. Vaz

The European Institute of South Bank University is a highly respected academic institution. Professor Begg is a respected and well-known economist who has published widely on European economic issues. His methodology is described in the report, which is publicly available.