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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
UK Trade with EU: Yorkshire and the Humber (20 March 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many jobs in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) York he estimates are dependent on exports to or investment from other EU states.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

Answer

Estimates published by HM Treasury in April 2016 show that around 250,000 jobs in Yorkshire and the Humber are linked to exports to EU countries (Source: HMT Analysis: The Long Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and Alternatives, Box 1J).

Estimates for the City of York are not available.


Answered by:
Greg Hands (Conservative)
28 March 2017

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