§ Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will commission and publish a study into the costs of UK withdrawal from the EU, which includes the economic and social impact on each region and nation of the UK. [184369]
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the UK economy of membership of the European single market. [184526]
§ Ruth KellyThe assessment of the five economic tests, published 9 June 2003, states,
With more than half the UK's trade with the EU and increasing integration of product, labour, and capital markets, the UK's economic interest is best pursued through a deepening cooperation with other European countries as part of the Government's commitment to strong EU and successful EMU.The Treasury estimates that 3 million jobs in the UK are linked, directly and indirectly, to the export of goods and services to the European Union.