"Your Britain, Your Europe, Your North West" (Hansard, 19 July 2001)

§ Mr. Andrew Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the definition is of trading links contained in her Department's document, 'Your Britain, Your Europe, Your North West'. [4324]

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
Companies with "trading links" means those in the North West which are associated with the export of goods and services to other EU member states.

§ Mr. Andrew Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for how many jobs in the North West membership of the single market is crucial according to her Department's document, "Your Britain, Your Europe, Your North West". [4325]

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
Membership of the Single Market makes the UK, including the North West, attractive to inward investment from across the world. As the document states this investment has amounted to £5.5 billion over the last ten years helping to create or safeguard over 100,000 jobs.