§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress is being made in reaching agreement with the member states of the EU regarding the establishment of a European co-operative statute; and if he will make a statement. [41081]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 6 May 1998]There has been little recent progress with the draft European Co-operative Statute, following earlier discussions which indicated there was insufficient support for the proposal amongst a number of Member States.