§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the(a) mandate, (b) membership and (c) frequency of meetings of the Anglo-Spanish Working Group on Employment and Economic Reform. [82235]
§ The Prime MinisterThe British-Spanish Working Group on Employment and Economic Reform complements and builds upon existing British-Spanish bilateral co-operation on labour market reform. As stated in the Declaration on Employment and Economic Reform agreed at the British-Spanish Summit on 10 April, the Working Group will promote all aspects of co-operation between the two countries regarding economic reform.
The Working Group will be co-ordinated at Ministerial level. The UK co-ordinator will be my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury. The detail and timing of meetings are currently under discussion with the Spanish government.