§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what information he has concerning the number of single market measures yet to be implemented by each EC member country; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what discussions he has had with his EC counterparts about the possibility of deleting measures which have yet to be implemented from the EC single market programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe most recent European Commission report shows that of the 137 measures in the White Paper programme for completion of the single market which should have been implemented up to 10 December 1991, the following were, by member state, outstanding:
Number Denmark 9 France 15 United Kingdom 19 Portugal 23 Greece 25 Spain 28 Germany 31 Netherlands 35 Ireland 35 Belgium 38 Luxembourg 43 Italy 65 Implementation of the single market programme is discussed regularly at meetings of the Internal Market Council. We continue to encourage proper implementation by all member states of measures already agreed, and want agreement on the outstanding White Paper proposals provided that they are genuinely necessary to complete the single market.