PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
UK Membership of EU (23 March 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of EU membership to business and the economy in the UK.
Asked by:
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Asked by:
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Answer
The European Single Market gives British firms access to 500 million consumers and, as our largest trading partner, is responsible for almost half of this country’s exports. A wide range of economic studies demonstrate the benefits to the UK economy from EU membership.
Answered by:
Sir Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat)
26 March 2015
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