HC Deb 24 February 1983 vol 37 c527W
49. Sir Anthony Meyer

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the current effect on the British economy of membership of the European Community.

Mr. Ridley

It is impossible to give a precise measurement of the undoubted benefit which we have received, but my hon. Friend might refer to the fact sheets that the Government have published to mark the tenth anniversary of the United Kingdom's accession, copies of which are in the Library