HC Deb 08 March 1988 vol 129 c116W
Mr. Heddle

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the extent and impact of the proposals contained in the European Commission's White Paper, "Europe without frontiers; Towards a Large Internal Market", in so far as his Department is concerned.

Mr. Cope

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given him by my hon. Friend the Minister for Trade on Thursday 3 March 1988, at column 643. This Department has a particular interest in the employment effects arising from the removal of trade barriers, the effects on small firms, and proposals concerning the health and safety of workers.