§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Simon of Highbury on 30 March (WA 32–33) on job creation in the Single Market, what are the organisations which have carried out the "various calculations" referred to; when those calculations were made; and in respect of which European Union member states. [HL2388]
§ Lord Simon of HighburyMy Written Answer on job creation in the Single Market, provided on 30 March, was drawn from the findings of the 1996 Single Market Review. That review was based on a total of 38 individual studies which were conducted by independent consultants, using source material from all 15 member states, and evaluated by the European Commission. For a full list of those who produced studies, I refer the noble Lord toThe 1996 Single Market Review—Background Information for the report to the Council and European Parliament, which can be found in the Library of the House of Lords.