§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if her Department will undertake a study of potential costs to business of proposals contained in the final text of the Treaty of Amsterdam as concerns the(a) competitiveness of British industry and (b) foreign inward investment; and if she will make a statement. [17079]
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§ Mrs. Beckett[holding answer 24 November 1997]: The Amsterdam Treaty represents a very satisfactory outcome for the UK. My Department will not undertake a separate study of potential costs of the Treaty but of course any legislative proposals consequential of the adoption of the treaty will be assessed carefully in terms of costs and benefits to business.