British goods exported to the rest of the world via an EU Port

CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE:  FOI315738

Dear JOHN DEVRIES

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Please see attached reply to your enquiry

<<Lynx case re exports.doc>>
Stephen Johnston
Economic  Advisor | Trade Policy Unit |
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills |
[email address]|
Tel +4420 7215 6249|Mobile   +447791705186 |  [1]www.bis.gov.uk |
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Ms John DeVries

[1][FOI #92723 email]  

Our ref: CH/276948

 

 

Dear Mr DeVries,

 

Thank you for your letter dated 12 January, via ‘Whatdotheyknow.com’, in
which you ask where the Government obtains its information regarding the
UK’s membership of the European Union and what are the clear benefits of
being part of the EU.  

 

This matter falls within the international trade portfolio of the Minister
for Consumer Affairs, Norman Lamb MP.  I hope you will appreciate that the
Minister receives more correspondence every day than he can respond to
personally.  I have been asked to reply on the Minister’s behalf and I
apologise for the long delay in addressing your query.  I have been
advised by Policy officials as follows.

 

The Government draws on a range of analytical sources, produced by
external experts and academics, to analyse the costs and benefits of our
membership of the Single Market and other aspects of being in the EU.
 Government departments produce Impact Assessments for any new European
regulation that requires transposition into UK law and imposes costs on UK
businesses.

 

It is very difficult to produce one reliable figure, which would
demonstrate the overall benefit of being part of the EU.  This is because
European integration encompasses a large number of policies and measures
that have been implemented over many years.  Estimates produced by
different research institutes and think tanks vary due to the differences
in methodology applied, time periods and policies covered.  For example, a
CEPR discussion paper from 2008 estimates that economic integration in
Europe may have boosted EU GDP by at least 5%.  A different study produced
by the European Commission in 2007 found that the Single Market has
increased EU GDP by 2.15%.

 

The Minister’s department has recently published a paper “The UK and the
Single Market”, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the impacts of
the EU membership on the UK economy.  This paper can be found in .pdf
format on the internet website of the Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills [2]by clicking here.  Information on the Governments single
market policies can also be found at the following link:
[3]http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/europe/eu....

 

I trust that this information will be helpful to you.

 

Yours sincerely,

BIS MINISTERIAL CORRESPONDENCE UNIT

 

 

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