§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer why his Department omitted Bermuda from its list of Caribbean overseas territories submitted to the December meeting of ECOFIN in the document Savings-Report from the United Kingdom. [87201]
§ Dawn PrimaroloIn accordance with the conclusions of the European Council of Santa Maria da Feira in June 2000, before the savings directive can be adopted, the UK is required to give sufficient reassurances that its associated or dependent territories listed in the conclusions would adopt the same measures as EU member states. These territories are the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the Caribbean Overseas Territories. Bermuda is not included in the list of dependent or associated territories agreed at the Feira European Council.