HC Deb 24 May 1999 vol 332 c47W
20. Mr. Ben Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on his plans for reforming the European Social Model. [84010]

Angela Eagle

There is no single European Social Model, since member states have developed social provision in different ways, reflecting their own circumstances and traditions. But we want to see social protection systems across Europe modernised by national governments in line with changing needs and circumstances.

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